entreaty

noun2

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

   • 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. — 1779
2. •
   (no longer used) A treatment; reception; entertainment.