noun
- people who humbly ask or beg for something, especially from someone in authority
Usage: plural of supplicant
Examples
- The supplicants knelt before the king, hoping for mercy.
- Dozens of supplicants gathered outside the embassy seeking visas.
- The charity office was filled with supplicants asking for assistance.
- Medieval supplicants would travel great distances to seek the saint’s blessing.
- The judge listened patiently to the supplicants’ pleas for leniency.
- Religious supplicants prayed fervently at the shrine.