Suppliance

Suppliance
Suppliance Sup*pli"ance, n. [See {Suppliant}.] Supplication; entreaty. [1913 Webster]

When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. --Halleck. [1913 Webster]


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  • Suppliance — Sup*pli ance, n. [From {Supply}.] That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. [R.] [1913 Webster] The perfume and suppliance of a minute. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • suppliance — [sup′lē əns] n. [< SUPPLIANT] SUPPLICATION …   English World dictionary

  • suppliance — suppliance1 /seuh pluy euhns/, n. the act, method, or process of supplying. [1590 1600; SUPPLY1 + ANCE] suppliance2 /sup lee euhns/, n. appeal; entreaty; plea; supplication: He knelt in an attitude of suppliance. Also, suppliancy. [1605 15;… …   Universalium

  • suppliance — noun Date: circa 1611 entreaty, supplication …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • suppliance — n. supplication, earnest petition, entreaty; act of supplying, act of filling a need …   English contemporary dictionary

  • suppliance — sup·pli·ance …   English syllables

  • suppliance — sup•pli•ance [[t]ˈsʌp li əns[/t]] n. appeal; entreaty; plea • Etymology: 1605–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • suppliance — I. /səˈplaɪəns/ (say suh pluyuhns) noun the act of supplying. Also, supplial /səˈplaɪəl/ (say suh pluyuhl). {suppl(y)1 + i 2 + ance} II. /ˈsʌpliəns/ (say supleeuhns) noun the act of supplicating; entreaty; supplication. {suppli(c …  

  • suppliance — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hans Ferlitsch — Hans Maximillion Ferlitsch (born August 19, 1946) Was the 37th Municipality Association President and Mayor of St. Stefan, Austria serving from 1993 2003. He has served five terms as the governor of St. Stefan and is currently Vice President of… …   Wikipedia

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