A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.
A prayer or entreaty to a god.
The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
An act of supplicating; a humble request.