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entreaty definition

en·treaty (en trēt′ē, in-)

noun pl. entreaties -·treat′·ies

an earnest request; supplication; prayer

Etymology: ME entrete: see entreat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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