entreaty

[ en-tree-tee ]

/ ɛnˈtri ti /

earnest request or petition; supplication.

Origin of entreaty

First recorded in 1515–25; entreat + -y³

appeal, suit, plea, solicitation.

Then she looked up at the face quivering with anguish and entreaty, and the sight melted her at once.

Gretchen |Mary J. Holmes
"Boss—" he began in a tone of entreaty, but realizing that he was alone he fell weakly to cursing Gilmore.

The Just and the Unjust |Vaughan Kester
The stranger, looking at Elinor, clasped her hands in act of entreaty for pity.

The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) |Fanny Burney
When this onset failed, he had recourse to entreaty: "Just slip it off."

Excuse Me! |Rupert Hughes

The old skeleton walked on, apparently indifferent and independent, and never once put himself into the usual posture of entreaty.

The Evil Eye; Or, The Black Spector |William Carleton

entreaty

/ (ɪnˈtriːtɪ) /

an earnest request or petition; supplication; plea