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Meaning of Suppliant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsʌpliənt

Definitions

One who pleads or requests earnestly.

Equivalents

Examples

“In reuerence therefore of the hopes vvhich the Grecians haue repoſed in you, and of the preſence of Iupiter Olympius, in vvhoſe Temple here, vve are in a manner ſuppliants to you, receiue the Mitylenians into league, and ayde vs.”
“I touch your beard as a suppliant, embrace your knees, imploring you to have pity on my wretchedness.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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