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.

Anagrams

• outplants

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