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noun • earnest or urgent request | ||||||||
| 42% | 11 | Made an earnest plea | ||||||
verb • ask humbly (for something) • make a humble, earnest petition • ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer | ||||||||
| 39% | 11 | An earnest plea or appeal | ||||||
noun • The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty. • The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay patron of the realm. | ||||||||
Earnest Plea Crossword Clue
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ENTREATY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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ENTREATY
Updated: October 13, 2023
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| The Guardian Quick01 Jan 2018 | Down 1 | |
| The Guardian Quick17 Jun 2008 | Across 22 | |
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