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entreaties

entreaties is the plural of entreaty.

Meaning of entreaty

Noun

entreaty (countable and uncountable, plural entreaties)

  1. The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
    • In all commands or entreaties, the ſtate commanded, or entreated, muſt be contingent; i. e. capable of being, or not being, as the command or entreaty expreſſes it.1779, William Ward, An Essay on Grammar as it may be applied to the English Language, New Edition, page 202
  2. (archaic) A treatment; reception; entertainment.

Questions about entreaties

What is entreaties the plural of?
Entreaties is the plural of entreaty.

Words near entreaties in the dictionary

  1. entreater
  2. entreaters
  3. entreatest
  4. entreateth
  5. entreatful
  6. entreaties
  7. entreating
  8. entreatingly
  9. entreatings
  10. entreative
  11. entreatment

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