22 March 2018
entreaty
[en-tree-tee]
noun, plural entreaties.
1. earnest request or petition; supplication.
Origin of entreaty
1515-1525 First recorded in 1515-25; entreat + -y3
Synonyms
appeal, suit, plea, solicitation.
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Examples from the Web for entreaty
Historical Examples
“Hear me,” he went on, in an agony of entreaty mingled with something like anger.
Weighed and Wanting
George MacDonald
She then went away, at her friend’s entreaty, after emptying her purse in my nurse’s hands.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
Her entreaty was so earnest, that the boy had not the heart to stay there.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
That was my mother’s position, and neither argument nor entreaty could move her from it.
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan Doyle
The words were those of entreaty, but the voice was that of authority.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home
Bayard Taylor
What you must read unmoved by the pity too far for entreaty.
Poems
William D. Howells
His level glance met Sir Richard’s in earnestness and entreaty.
The Lion’s Skin
Rafael Sabatini
It was an entreaty that she might be permitted to come and see me.
That Boy Of Norcott’s
Charles James Lever
Protesting that I had strong reasons to believe so, I renewed my entreaty.
Jack Hinton
Charles James Lever
How could I resist a request, perhaps an entreaty, from her?
Tom Burke Of “Ours”, Volume II (of II)
Charles James Lever
Anagram
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Today’s quote
One should believe in marriage as in the immortality of the soul.
– Honore de Balzac
On this day
22 March – World Water Day. Established by the UN in 1993 to encourage nations to implement UN initiatives and promote wise use of water resources. People are encouraged to not use their taps all day.
22 March 1418 – death (?) of Nicholas Flamel, French alchemist who purportedly made it his life’s work to decode a mysterious book, known as Book of Abramelin the Mage. Some believe he decoded the recipe for the Philosopher’s Stone, which could turn base metals into silver and gold, and that he also had the ‘elixir of life’ which reputedly made him and his wife immortal. It’s been claimed that he was seen at least 3 times after his death, which led to rumour that he had produced the elixir of life. He has been immortalised in numerous books and movies, including ‘Harry Potter‘ by J.K. Rowling, and the ‘Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel‘ series by Michael Scott. Born 28 September 1330.
22 March 1829 – Following the Greek War of Independence, the London Protocol (1829) is signed by Great Britain, Russia and France, establishing the borders of an internally autonomous Greece, although it remained under Ottoman Empire suzerainty. The Ottoman Empire was forced to accept the London Protocol following the Treaty of Adrianople. Greece achieved full independence from the Ottoman Empire with the signing of the London Protocol (1830) of 3 February 1830.
22 March 1916 – The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored.
22 March 1963 – the Beatles’ first album, Please, Please Me, is released in the UK.