Earnest entreaty, intercession, supplication.

The action of entreating or petitioning a person to do something; petitioning, supplication. Also: an instance of this; a petition, supplication, or…

The action or habit of asking earnestly; spec. of asking alms.

The action of entreating or pleading; a petition, request, suit. Obsolete.

A humble plea; an earnest request or entreaty, esp. one made deferentially to a person in a position of power or authority.

Earnest or urgent asking; begging.

The action or an act of making an earnest or humble request; an entreaty.

The action of soliciting, or seeking to obtain by earnest request; entreaty, petition, diligent or importunate asking.

Intercession, pleading; the action or an act of imploring or beseeching someone; entreaty.

Praying, supplication; a prayer, an entreaty.

The action of making an application or appeal for something; petitioning, supplication. Obsolete.

The action of the verb, in various senses.

The action of imploring; tearful supplication, earnest beseeching.

The action or an act of persistently or pressingly asking questions or making requests; begging, beseeching, urgent solicitation. Cf. importune, v.…

An act of imploring; imploration, entreaty.

The action of making an appeal or plea; petition, entreaty, supplication. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.

Entreaty, beseeching. Obsolete.

The action of beseeching or entreating; an entreaty.

= imploration, n.

Supplication, beseeching.

Supplication; (also) an act of supplication; an earnest plea or entreaty.

The action or fact of importuning; persistent or pressing solicitation; an instance of this.

Soliciting.

Beseeching, supplication.

The quality of being suppliant; the state or condition of a suppliant.

An act of begging.

The action of clamour, v.1 (in various senses).

= importuning, n. 1