entreaty
noun/ɪnˈtriːti/
/ɪnˈtriːti/
[countable, uncountable] (plural entreaties)
(formal)- a serious and often emotional request
- Despite his entreaties, she left.
- She held up her arms in entreaty.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘treatment, management’; formerly also as intreaty): from entreat, on the pattern of treaty.Want to learn more?
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