# supplicant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsʌplɪkənt/

## Definitions
1. begging, pleading, supplicating

## Etymology
From Latin supplicans (“supplicating, bowing down”), from supplicō (“kneel, bow down, request”), from sub- (“lower”) + plicō (“fold”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supplicant