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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Supplice m. A derivative of Latin supplex 'supplicant'.

France
Old French
1296 Soupplice paris1296 p. 33
Middle French
1565 Suplys RegPCC-1 p. 120; 1566 Supplis ibid. p. 196, Supplys ibid. p. 215; 1568 Supplix ibid. p. 404; 1570 Supplix ibid. p. 425
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Supplice". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Supplice.