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“entreaty” in Latin
prexprayer; request; entreatyrogōto ask, enquire; to request; to beg, solicit, pray to (someone) for (something) (with two accusatives)rogātiōAn inquiry or proposal to the people for passing a law or decree; a proposed law, decree or bill.; A question, interrogaobsecrātiōsupplication, entreaty; asseveration, protestationobtestātiōadjuring, conjuring; earnest entreaty, adjurationprecātiōprayer, prayingdēprecātiōa warding off or averting by prayer; deprecation, invocation; imprecation
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
entreaty
preces: rogatus or rogatio: obsecratio: obtestatio: precatio: deprecatio [SYN. in ENTREAT]. Humble entreaties, humilis deprecatio: entreaty for pardon on account of anything, deprecatio alicujus facti. At anybody’s entreaty, alicujus rogatu; aliquo rogante; ab aliquo rogatus. Compelled by your earnest entreaties, coactus tuis assiduis vocibus: by earnest entreaties, precando; precario.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for entreaty?
- The usual Latin words for “entreaty” are prex, rogō, rogātiō; also obsecrātiō, obtestātiō, precātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.