Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUP'PLI-ANT, a. [Fr. from supplier, to entreat, contracted from L. supplico, to supplicate; sub and plico, to fold. See Comply and Apply.]

1. Entreating; beseeching; supplicating; asking earnestly and submissively. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. – Dryden.
2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of humble supplication. To bow and sue for grace with suppliant knee. – Milton.