postulant

English

Etymology

From French postulant, present participle of postuler.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/

Noun

postulant (plural postulants)

1. (Christianity) A person seeking admission to a religious order
2. A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1254:

     But when the three postulants returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.

Anagrams

• outplants

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Catalan

Verb

postulant

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French

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /pɔs.ty.lɑ̃/

Verb

postulant

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) present participle of postuler

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) postulant

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person plural present active indicative of postulō