postulant

Definition of Postulant in English :

1. postulant

one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Postulant

noun

a person who makes a request or application, esp a candidate for admission to a religious order

noun

a petitioner or candidate, esp. one for admission into a religious order

n.

1. A person submitting a request or application; a petitioner.

2. A candidate for admission into a religious order.