postulant

noun pos·tu·lant \ˈpäs-chə-lənt\

Definition of POSTULANT

: a person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for membership

: a person on probation before being admitted as a candidate for holy orders in the Episcopal Church

French, petitioner, candidate, postulant, from Middle French, from present participle of postuler to demand, solicit, from Latin postulare

First Known Use: 1759

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