postulant

English

Etymology

From French postulant, present participle of postuler.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) 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

Catalan

Verb

postulant

  1. present participle of postular

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔs.ty.lɑ̃/

Verb

postulant

  1. present participle of postuler

Latin

Verb

postulant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of postulō
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