Associations to the word «Entreaty»

Wiktionary

ENTREATY, noun. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation.
ENTREATY, noun. (archaic) A treatment; reception; entertainment.

Dictionary definition

ENTREATY, noun. Earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats