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Suppliant
Answer for the clue "Suppliant ", 9 letters:
precative
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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 ]
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 ...