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Suppliant
Answer for the clue "Suppliant ", 9 letters:
precative
Word definitions for precative in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precative \Prec"a*tive\, Precatory \Prec"a*to*ry\, a. [L. precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See Precarious .] Suppliant; beseeching. --Bp. Hopkins. Precatory words (Law), words of recommendation, request, entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty. n. (context grammar English) Mode expressing a wish, a prayer.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. expressing entreaty or supplication; "precatory overtures" [syn: precatory ]