(archaic) solicitation

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. / To woo; to court. / To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.

plural of solicitant

One who solicits. / (Catholicism, historical) A priest who abused the confessional to solicit women.

(obsolete, transitive) To solicit.

(obsolete) solicitous

plural of solicitation

the action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal

simple past tense and past participle of solicit

Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil. / In a conscientious way, often with kindness. / In an eager way. / In an anxious or distressed way.