suppliance


sup·pli·ance

noun \ˈsə-plē-ən(t)s\

Definition of SUPPLIANCE

Examples of SUPPLIANCE

  1. <with arms raised in humble suppliance, the priest asked for blessings from above>

First Known Use of SUPPLIANCE

circa 1611

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