postulant
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.
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