supplicatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈsʌplᵻkət(ə)ri/,

/ˌsʌplᵻˈkeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈsəpləkəˌtɔri/

Forms: late Middle English–1600s supplicatorie, 1500s supplicatorye, 1500s svpplicatorie, 1600s suplicatorie, 1600s– supplicatory; also Scottish pre-1700 supplicatiour, pre-1700 supplicatour.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin supplicatorius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin supplicatorius expressing supplication (from 8th cent. (frequently from 13th cent.) in British sources; also in continental sources) < classical Latin supplicāt- , past participial stem of supplicāre supplicate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Middle French suplicatoire, Middle French, French supplicatoire (1456; a1506 designating a letter (in lettre supplicatoire; 1560 or earlier in lettres supplicatoires, plural); rare between the late 17th and late 19th centuries), Spanish suplicatorio (c1255, originally in letras suplicatorias, plural), Portuguese suplicatório (15th cent. as †supplicatorio), Italian †supplicatorio (a1348; a1752 designating a letter).With supplicatory letter at sense 1 compare post-classical Latin litterae supplicatoriae, plural (from 8th cent. (frequently from 13th cent.) in British sources; also in continental sources), Middle French, French lettres supplicatoires, plural (see above).

1. Expressing supplication; making or containing an earnest plea, esp. to a higher power or authority. Frequently, esp. in early use, in supplicatory letter (also †letter supplicatory) (now chiefly historical).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning

askingOE

petitor1453

supplicatoryc1475

suppliant1550

entreating1566

placitatory1569

petitory1576

supplicant1577

suing1581

pleading1594

entreatful1596

conjuring1597

entreative1598

supplicative1601

petitionary1604

precatory1610

supplicating1612

petitioning1615

postulatorya1631

eucticala1638

obsecratory1645

placitory1651

imploring1655

precative1662

beseeching1704

obsecrationary1829

imploratory1832

suppliant-like1837

solicitive1865

solicitant1886

c1475 Mankind (1969) l. 873 Wythowte deserte and menys supplicatorie Ȝe be compacient to my inexcusabyll reprowe.

1550 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 92 Heraldis with lettres supplicatiouris.

c1579 J. Stubbes Let. in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 203 To offer this supplicatorye submission and peticion into your Majesties handes.

1583 W. Travers (title) An answere to a svpplicatorie epistle of G. T. for the pretended Catholiqves.

1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. Thirty-nine Articles xxv. 283 The Pardon that we give in the Name of God, is only declaratory of his Pardon, or supplicatory in a prayer to him for Pardon.

1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 205 They framed a supplicatory letter.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 289 I..laid my Hand upon her Ladyship's, in a supplicatory Manner.

1820 R. Southey Life Wesley II. 553 A supplicatory hymn for his recovery was sung in the church.

1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. xxii. 369 The Vermont council of safety despatched supplicatory letters for aid to the New Hampshire committee.

1911 H. S. Hulbert in F. A. Beecher Law of Wills in Michigan Introd. p. xviii Often enough the will takes the form of a supplicatory letter addressed to the king.

1970 K. Millett Sexual Politics ii. 57 Both groups are forced to the same accommodational tactics: an ingratiating or supplicatory manner invented to please.

1999 J. McCourt James Joyce i. 39 On receiving a supplicatory letter from him, asking her to meet him on 16 June, she agreed without hesitation.

2009 Evening Standard (Nexis) 12 Jan. 41 The conducting of Colin Davis had a more self-denying, supplicatory quality.

2. Of a person: = suppliant adj.¹ 1.Much less common than sense 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning > of persons

supplicatory1778

1778 G. Steevens Note on Henry VI, Pt. 3 in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakspeare (rev. ed.) VI. 565 He is a bending, supplicatory author, and not a literary bully like Ben Jonson.

1812 J. Evans Beauties Eng. & Wales XVII. 395 He might probably have obtained a mitigation of the capital part of the punishment, had he been supplicatory in his conduct.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. x. 154 After the manner of supplicatory ladies appealing to lawyers.

1980 New Scientist 21 Aug. 632 I suspect that the Minister for the Arts might be supplicatory and the Leader of the House refractory and placatory by turns.

2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Mar. 37/2 The curtain, so to speak, rises to reveal him surrounded by supplicatory priests and citizens.

Derivatives

ˈsupplicatorily adv. [compare post-classical Latin supplicatorie (13th cent. in a British source)] now rare in supplication; supplicatingly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adverb]

suppliantly1565

beggingly1598

petitionarily1604

askingly1611

supplicantly1629

supplicatorilya1631

eucticallya1638

begging-wise1645

precariously1646

earn1656

entreatingly1661

suppliant-like1670

supplicatingly1799

imploringly1810

beseechingly1830

pleadingly1838

appealingly1847

beggarly1850

precatively1869

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VII. 283 The Church..having the dignity of a Parent upon her, she does not proceed supplicatorily, she does not pray them, nor intreat them,..but..imperatively, authoritatively.

1694 in W. Beamont Jacobite Trials Manch. (1853) 10 The manner..was supplicatorily bewayl'd as illegal.

1892 H. L. Williams tr. A. Dumas Death of Aramis xxi. 203 The Breton looked up at him supplicatorily. But he went on, after a slight pause.

1970 H. E. L. Mellersh Destr. Knossos xviii. 187 The Minoans had become increasingly religious, more humbly and passionately and supplicatorily so.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supplicatory
释义	supplicatoryadj. Brit. /ˈsʌplᵻkət(ə)ri/, /ˌsʌplᵻˈkeɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈsəpləkəˌtɔri/ Forms: late Middle English–1600s supplicatorie, 1500s supplicatorye, 1500s svpplicatorie, 1600s suplicatorie, 1600s– supplicatory; also Scottish pre-1700 supplicatiour, pre-1700 supplicatour. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin supplicatorius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin supplicatorius expressing supplication (from 8th cent. (frequently from 13th cent.) in British sources; also in continental sources) < classical Latin supplicāt- , past participial stem of supplicāre supplicate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix². Compare Middle French suplicatoire, Middle French, French supplicatoire (1456; a1506 designating a letter (in lettre supplicatoire; 1560 or earlier in lettres supplicatoires, plural); rare between the late 17th and late 19th centuries), Spanish suplicatorio (c1255, originally in letras suplicatorias, plural), Portuguese suplicatório (15th cent. as †supplicatorio), Italian †supplicatorio (a1348; a1752 designating a letter).With supplicatory letter at sense 1 compare post-classical Latin litterae supplicatoriae, plural (from 8th cent. (frequently from 13th cent.) in British sources; also in continental sources), Middle French, French lettres supplicatoires, plural (see above). 1. Expressing supplication; making or containing an earnest plea, esp. to a higher power or authority. Frequently, esp. in early use, in supplicatory letter (also †letter supplicatory) (now chiefly historical). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning askingOE petitor1453 supplicatoryc1475 suppliant1550 entreating1566 placitatory1569 petitory1576 supplicant1577 suing1581 pleading1594 entreatful1596 conjuring1597 entreative1598 supplicative1601 petitionary1604 precatory1610 supplicating1612 petitioning1615 postulatorya1631 eucticala1638 obsecratory1645 placitory1651 imploring1655 precative1662 beseeching1704 obsecrationary1829 imploratory1832 suppliant-like1837 solicitive1865 solicitant1886 c1475 Mankind (1969) l. 873 Wythowte deserte and menys supplicatorie Ȝe be compacient to my inexcusabyll reprowe. 1550 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 92 Heraldis with lettres supplicatiouris. c1579 J. Stubbes Let. in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 203 To offer this supplicatorye submission and peticion into your Majesties handes. 1583 W. Travers (title) An answere to a svpplicatorie epistle of G. T. for the pretended Catholiqves. 1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. Thirty-nine Articles xxv. 283 The Pardon that we give in the Name of God, is only declaratory of his Pardon, or supplicatory in a prayer to him for Pardon. 1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 205 They framed a supplicatory letter. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxii. 289 I..laid my Hand upon her Ladyship's, in a supplicatory Manner. 1820 R. Southey Life Wesley II. 553 A supplicatory hymn for his recovery was sung in the church. 1866 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. IX. xxii. 369 The Vermont council of safety despatched supplicatory letters for aid to the New Hampshire committee. 1911 H. S. Hulbert in F. A. Beecher Law of Wills in Michigan Introd. p. xviii Often enough the will takes the form of a supplicatory letter addressed to the king. 1970 K. Millett Sexual Politics ii. 57 Both groups are forced to the same accommodational tactics: an ingratiating or supplicatory manner invented to please. 1999 J. McCourt James Joyce i. 39 On receiving a supplicatory letter from him, asking her to meet him on 16 June, she agreed without hesitation. 2009 Evening Standard (Nexis) 12 Jan. 41 The conducting of Colin Davis had a more self-denying, supplicatory quality. 2. Of a person: = suppliant adj.¹ 1.Much less common than sense 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning > of persons supplicatory1778 1778 G. Steevens Note on Henry VI, Pt. 3 in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakspeare (rev. ed.) VI. 565 He is a bending, supplicatory author, and not a literary bully like Ben Jonson. 1812 J. Evans Beauties Eng. & Wales XVII. 395 He might probably have obtained a mitigation of the capital part of the punishment, had he been supplicatory in his conduct. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. x. 154 After the manner of supplicatory ladies appealing to lawyers. 1980 New Scientist 21 Aug. 632 I suspect that the Minister for the Arts might be supplicatory and the Leader of the House refractory and placatory by turns. 2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 28 Mar. 37/2 The curtain, so to speak, rises to reveal him surrounded by supplicatory priests and citizens. Derivatives ˈsupplicatorily adv. [compare post-classical Latin supplicatorie (13th cent. in a British source)] now rare in supplication; supplicatingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adverb] suppliantly1565 beggingly1598 petitionarily1604 askingly1611 supplicantly1629 supplicatorilya1631 eucticallya1638 begging-wise1645 precariously1646 earn1656 entreatingly1661 suppliant-like1670 supplicatingly1799 imploringly1810 beseechingly1830 pleadingly1838 appealingly1847 beggarly1850 precatively1869 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VII. 283 The Church..having the dignity of a Parent upon her, she does not proceed supplicatorily, she does not pray them, nor intreat them,..but..imperatively, authoritatively. 1694 in W. Beamont Jacobite Trials Manch. (1853) 10 The manner..was supplicatorily bewayl'd as illegal. 1892 H. L. Williams tr. A. Dumas Death of Aramis xxi. 203 The Breton looked up at him supplicatorily. But he went on, after a slight pause. 1970 H. E. L. Mellersh Destr. Knossos xviii. 187 The Minoans had become increasingly religious, more humbly and passionately and supplicatorily so. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1475
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