supplication

Etymology

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”).

noun

  1. An act of supplicating; a humble request.
  2. A prayer or entreaty to a god.
  3. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
  4. The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.

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