sup"pli*ant*ness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Suppliant \Sup"pli*ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare. See Supplicate, and cf. Supplicant.]
1.Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. [1913 Webster]
The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
2.Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication. [1913 Webster]
To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
Syn: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. [1913 Webster] -- Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv. -- Sup"pli*ant*ness, n. [1913 Webster]