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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 ]