pos·tu·lant (p s ch -lnt)n. 1. A person submitting a request or application; a petitioner. 2. A candidate for admission into a religious order. [French, from Old French, from Latin postul  ns, postulant-, present participle of postulre, to request; see postulate.]pos tu·lan·cy, postu·lant·ship n. |
postulant
Noun
an applicant for admission to a religious order [Latin postulare to ask]
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| 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" |
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