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suitor


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Suitor  \Suit"or\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  sues,  petitions,  or  entreats;  a  petitioner;  an 
  applicant. 
 
  She  hath  been  a  suitor  to  me  for  her  brother. 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  Especially,  one  who  solicits  a  woman  in  marriage;  a  wooer; 
  a  lover.  --Sir  P.  Sidney. 
 
  3. 
  a  (Law)  One  who  sues  or  prosecutes  a  demand  in  court;  a 
  party  to  a  suit,  as  a  plaintiff,  petitioner,  etc 
  b  (O.  Eng.  Law)  One  who  attends  a  court  as  plaintiff, 
  defendant,  petitioner,  appellant,  witness,  juror,  or 
  the  like 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  suitor 
  n  :  a  man  who  courts  a  woman  [syn:  {wooer}] 




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