supplicant

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A special client, known as a supplicant, must provide the right credentials for a device to be approved for access.

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  1. noun One who supplicates; a suppliant.
  2. adjective Supplicating.

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  • He was not here as a supplicant, but as the minister of fisheries and oceans. —  Destroyer 106: White Water
  • She was not coming as a supplicant or as an employee. —  0001
  • As much would he do for any supplicant, and the children of Minos heed one another's advice, most especially when it comes from the Temenos. —  Jacqueline Carey - Kushiel 02 - Kushiel's Chosen
  • The man turned slightly to look at the third supplicant, and then back to the roomful of aliens all sitting, standing, kneeling, watching him with tense, expectant silence. —  F ;SF - vol 104 issue 06 - June 2003
  • A special client, known as a supplicant, must provide the right credentials for a device to be approved for access. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin supplicāns, supplicant-, present participle of supplicāre, to kneel down; see supplicate.

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  1. from Latin supplican(t-)s, present participle of supplicare, beseech, supplicate: see supplicate.
 

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/ˈsəplɪkənt/
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