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(päs′chə lənt, -tyə-)

noun

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

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

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noun

A person submitting a request or application; a petitioner.
A candidate for admission into a religious order.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin postulāns, postulant-

Origin: , present participle of postulāre, to request; see postulate

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Related Forms:

posˈtu·lan·cy, posˈtu·lant·shipˌ noun

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