supplicant C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ See IPA manual Freq #98327 Meanings 1 noun one who comes to humbly ask or petition It recalled all the vivid hopes and beliefs of her childhood, when she was wont to kneel before some lovely image, till the face seemed to smile encouragement, and the little supplicant felt as if beneath a mother's eye. Thesaurus Word family Related forms applicantsupplicate Etymology From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supplicant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ **Frequency rank:** 98327 ## Meanings 1. one who comes to humbly ask or petition ## Examples - It recalled all the vivid hopes and beliefs of her childhood, when she was wont to kneel before some lovely image, till the face seemed to smile encouragement, and the little supplicant felt as if beneath a mother's eye. ## Related Forms - applicant - supplicate ## Etymology From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown