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Suppliand, -t, n. [Late ME and e.m.E. suppliannt (1429), suppleant (1480), suppliant (1555), OF sopleiant adj., suppliant (c1160 and 1377 in Larousse), pres. p. of supplier Supplie v.] A suppliant, one who asks or begs for charity, etc. — 1562-92 Wode's Psalter xxviii.
The uoice of thy suppliand heare, that vnto thé doeth cry 1657 J. M. Beale Fife Schools 148.
To William McLelan once a schoolmaster a poor suppliant 12 d.
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