postulant
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English
Etymology
From French postulant, present participle of postuler.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlənt/, /ˈpɒstʃʊlənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
postulant (plural postulants)
- (religion) A person seeking admission to a religious order.
- 2020, Robert E. Buswell Jr., The Zen Monastic Experience, page 81:
- After their six-month postulancies are over and they have mastered all the chants and books of monastic regulations, the postulants are finally ready to ordain as novice monks […]
- A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner.
- 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 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
Catalan
Verb
postulant
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French postulant.
Pronunciation
Noun
postulant m (plural postulanten)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
postulant m (plural postulants, feminine postulante)
- applicant (person who applies for something)
- postulant (person seeking admission to a religious order)
Participle
postulant
Further reading
- “postulant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Verb
postulant
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin postulāns.
Pronunciation
Noun
postulant m pers (female equivalent postulantka)
Declension
Declension of postulant
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | postulant | postulanci/postulanty (deprecative) |
| genitive | postulanta | postulantów |
| dative | postulantowi | postulantom |
| accusative | postulanta | postulantów |
| instrumental | postulantem | postulantami |
| locative | postulancie | postulantach |
| vocative | postulancie | postulanci |
Further reading
- postulant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- postulant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French postulant.
Noun
postulant m (plural postulanți, feminine equivalent postulantă)
- (rare) person who seeks a post
- Synonym: solicitant
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | postulant | postulantul | postulanți | postulanții | |
| genitive-dative | postulant | postulantului | postulanți | postulanților | |
| vocative | postulantule | postulanților | |||