entreater, in treater

[Eng. entreat; -er.] One who entreats or makes use of entreaties. "Yet are they no advocates of ours, but petitioners and in treaters for us." - Fulke: On the Rhemish Testament (1617), p. 825. en-treat-Ing, pr. par., a. & 8. [ENTREAT, v.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: Entreaty, solicitation. ten-treat-Ing-lý, adv . [Eng. entreating; -ly.] In an entreating manner; with entreaties. *en-treat-ive, a. [Eng. entreat; -ive.] Of the nature of or containing entreaty; entreating. *ěn-treat-měnt, s. [Eng. entreat; -ment.] A word of doubtful meaning, and occurring only once in literature so far as known; it has been variously explained as entertainment, conversation, invitation, interview, and favors entreated. sin, aş; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. IMG:content-1053.png:[blocks in formation] en-tre-mets (an-tre-ma'), *en-tre-mees, *entre-me e, s. 1. Ord. Lang.: A small plate or dish set on between the principal dishes at table. "Chards of beet are plants of white beet transplanted, producing great tops, which, in the midst, have a large white main shoot, which is the true chard used in pottages and entremets." - Mortimer. 2. Music : Short dramatic or allegorical entertainments. The date of this invention has been fixed at an epoch during the reign of Saint Louis A. D. 1226-1270. The word is sometimes employed to signify any small entertainment between two greater ones. ěn-trěnch', v . t . [INTRENCH.] èn-trěnch'-ment, s. [INTRENCHMENT.] en-tre-pas (ân-tre-pa), s. [Fr.] Manége : An amble; a broken step or pace.