postulant (redirected from postulancy)

pos·tu·lant  (psch-lnt)

n.

1. A person submitting a request or application; a petitioner.

2. A candidate for admission into a religious order.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin postulns, postulant-, present participle of postulre, to request; see postulate.]

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postu·lan·cy, postu·lant·ship n.

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postulant [ˈpɒstjʊlənt]

n

a person who makes a request or application, esp a candidate for admission to a religious order

[from Latin postulāns asking, from postulāre to ask, demand]

postulancy , postulantship n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

postulant - one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order petitioner, requester, suppliant, supplicant - one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors"

Translations

postulant [ˈpɒstjʊlənt] N → postulante/a m/f

postulant

n (Rel) → Postulant(in) m(f)