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postulant Definition

pos·tu·lant (päs′chə lənt, -tyə-)

noun

a petitioner or candidate, esp. one for admission into a religious order

Etymology: Fr < L postulans, prp. of postulare: see postulate

postulant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: After studying for ordination and serving a curacy, Francis became a postulant in Father Algy's group of Franciscans at St Ives.