postulant (a person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for membership)
1postulant — noun Etymology: French, petitioner, candidate, postulant, from Middle French, from present participle of postuler to demand, solicit, from Latin postulare Date: 1759 1. a person admitted to a religious order as a probationary candidate for… …
2The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …
