entreaty

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English entreat English -y English entreaty From entreat + -y.

1. The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.

   “1779, William Ward, An Essay on Grammar as it may be applied to the English Language, New Edition, page 202, In all commands or entreaties, the ſtate commanded, or entreated, muſt be contingent; i. e. capable of being, or not being, as the command or entreaty expreſſes it.”

   “She gathered many of the stones which I built into the walls of the hut; also, she turned a deaf ear to my entreaties when I begged her to desist.”

2. A treatment; reception; entertainment.