entreaty
/ɪnˈtriːti
/ /ɛnˈtriːti/noun (plural entreaties)
An earnest or humble request: the king turned a deaf ear to his entreaties...
- And she mostly steadfastly ignores my shouted commands, my entreaties and panting demands to be set free when the siren songs call me again.
- I am powerless before the scented entreaties of an aesthetic appeal!
- He was steadfast in his devotion, firm in his beliefs, and constant in his prayerful entreaties.
Synonyms
plea, appeal, request, petition, cry from the heart;
suit, application, claim;
beseeching, pleading, begging, solicitation, importuning, supplication;
bidding, exhortation, urge, demand, enjoinment;
prayer;
French cri de cœur
rare impetration, obtestation, obsecration, imploration
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'treatment, management'; formerly also as intreaty): from entreat, on the pattern of treaty.