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en·treat·y

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–noun, plural -treat·ies.

earnest request or petition; supplication.

[Origin: 1515–25; entreat + -y³

]

—Synonyms appeal, suit, plea, solicitation.

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n. pl. en·treat·ies
An earnest request or petition; a plea.

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entreaty
noun
earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

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enˈtreaty noun — plural enˈtreaties

(an) earnest request or plea

Arabic:	تَوَسُّل، تَضَرُّع إلى
Chinese (Simplified):	请求
Chinese (Traditional):	請求
Czech:	prosba
Danish:	anmodning; bøn
Dutch:	smeekbede
Estonian:	härras palve
Finnish:	harras pyyntö
French:	supplication
German:	dringende Bitte
Greek:	ικεσία
Hungarian:	könyörgés
Icelandic:	sárbeiðni
Indonesian:	imbauan
Italian:	supplica

Japanese:	懇願
Latvian:	liels lūgums; lūgšanās
Lithuanian:	maldavimas
Norwegian:	bønn(falling), trygling
Polish:	usilna prośba, błaganie
Portuguese (Brazil):	súplica
Portuguese (Portugal):	súplica
Romanian:	implorare
Russian:	мольба
Slovak:	prosba
Slovenian:	prošnja
Spanish:	súplica, ruego
Swedish:	enträgen bön (begäran, anhållan)
Turkish:	yalvarış, rica