entreaty
1Entreaty — was a black New Zealand breeding mare. She bred eleven horses, one of which was the legendary Phar Lap. Entreaty s first foal, Fortune s Wheel, a filly by Night Raid, showed no potential as a racehorse. After Phar Lap s success Fortune s Wheel… …
2Entreaty — En*treat y, n.; pl. {Entreaties}. 1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. [1913 Webster] Fair entreaty, and sweet… …
3entreaty — I noun adjuration, appeal, beseechment, call, cry, earnest request, impetration, imploration, importunity, invocation, obsecratio, obsecration, obtestatio, petition, plea, prayer, preces, request, solicitation, suit, supplication II index …
4entreaty — mid 15c., treatment, negotiation; see ENTREAT (Cf. entreat) + Y (Cf. y) (1). Meaning earnest request is from 1570s. Related: Entreaties …
5entreaty — [n] plea appeal, application, imploration, imprecation, petition, prayer, request, suit, supplication; concepts 318,662 Ant. answer, command, demand …
6entreaty — ► NOUN (pl. entreaties) ▪ an earnest or humble request …
7entreaty — [en trēt′ē, intrēt′ē] n. pl. entreaties [ME entrete: see ENTREAT] an earnest request; supplication; prayer …
8entreaty — UK [ɪnˈtriːtɪ] / US [ɪnˈtrɪtɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms entreaty : singular entreaty plural entreaties formal a strong serious request that you make to someone about something that is worrying you …
9entreaty — noun a) The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. We need an entreaty to stop the hostilities. b) A treatment; reception; entertainment …
10entreaty — [[t]ɪntri͟ːti[/t]] entreaties N VAR: oft N to n An entreaty is a very polite, serious request. [FORMAL] The FA has resisted all entreaties to pledge its support to the campaign …
