suppliant

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌplɪənt/

noun

  • a person making a humble or earnest plea to someone in power or authority.

adjective

  • making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority: their faces were wary and suppliant

Derivatives

suppliantly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as a noun): from French, 'beseeching', present participle of supplier, from Latin supplicare (see supplicate)