precant
/ˈprɛk(ə)nt/rare
noun
A person who prays.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis White (d. 1638), bishop of Ely. From classical Latin precant-, precāns person who asks, person who prays, use as noun of present participle of precārī to pray.
- come the raw prawn
- come the ——
- come through
- come to
- come to a bad end
- come to a head
- come to a sticky end
- come to blows
- come to grief
- come to naught
- come to no harm
- come to nothing
- come to (or meet) a sticky end
- come to pass
- come to rest
- come to someone's assistance
- come to someone's knowledge
- come to terms with
- come to that (or if it comes to that)
- come to think of it
- come true
- come under
- come unglued
- come up
- come up against