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Webster 1913 Edition


Postulant

Pos′tu-lant

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
postulans
, p. pr. of
postulare
. See
Postulate
.]
One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.

Webster 1828 Edition


Postulant

POS'TULANT

,
Noun.
[See Postulate.] One who makes demand.

Definition 2024


postulant

postulant

English

Noun

postulant (plural postulants)

  1. (Christianity) A person seeking admission to a religious order
  2. A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
    • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1254:
      But when the three postulants returned with Sabine it was clear that the results had been far from satisfactory, perhaps because of the massive potations of the old lady.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔs.ty.lɑ̃/

Verb

postulant

  1. present participle of postuler

Latin

Verb

postulant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of postulō