单词 | suppliancy |
释义 | suppliancyn. The quality of being suppliant; the state or condition of a suppliant. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty > beseeching or importuning beseechinga1350 suit1372 beggingc1380 pursuita1393 supplicationa1393 cravingc1430 entreating1525 solicitation1533 entreatance1548 precation1548 suiting1560 soliciting1570 imploration1575 importuning1582 implore1590 suing1591 treating1595 exoration1610 implorement1611 imploring1611 suppliance?1611 importunement1665 solicitancy1665 beseechmenta1680 instancing1736 suppliancy1812 beg1814 clamouring1884 opportuning1972 1812 J. Galt Lady Macbeth iii. xi, in Trag. 152 What! had'st thou con'd in previous cogitation, The phrase and suppliancy meet to earn The base prolongment of thy cringing life? 1837 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 588/2 The living image of abject suppliancy! 1900 Temple Bar Nov. 378 Tangier is a wholesome place to visit for the man sick of the artful suppliancy of the Hindoo, the sullen obedience of the Chinaman, and the overdone politeness of the West Indian negro. 1989 M. W. Blundell Helping Friends & harming Enemies (1991) vii. 240 Both Antigone and Theseus say Oedipus may listen to Polyneices (thus, it is implied, respecting his suppliancy) without consenting to do as he asks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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