en·treat·y
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| earnest request or petition; supplication. |
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| en·treat·y
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n. pl. en·treat·ies An earnest request or petition; a plea. |
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| entreaty | |
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| earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
enˈtreaty noun — plural enˈtreaties
(an) earnest request or plea
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Entreaty
En*treat"y\, n.; pl. Entreaties. 1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment. --Spenser. Syn: Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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