entreaty

Noun

Synonyms: prayer appeal

WordNet 3.0

earnest or urgent request“an entreaty to stop the fighting”“an appeal for help”“an appeal to the public to keep calm”Synonyms: prayer appeal

Entreaty \En*treat"y\, n.; pl. Entreaties.

1.Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

2.The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. [1913 Webster]

Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment.— Spenser.

Syn: Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity. [1913 Webster]