One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court
One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.
in the process of appealing
of or relating to appeals; appellate
One who solicits.
A priest who abused the confessional to solicit women.