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petitionary

adj

Etymology

From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.

  1. derived from petitio
  2. derived from peticiun
  3. suffixed as petitionary — “petition + ary”

Definitions

  1. supplicatory or asking

    supplicatory or asking; making a petition

    • I have been blown out of your gates with sighs; and conjure thee to pardon Rome and thy petitionary countrymen.

  2. Containing a petition, or having the nature of a petition.

    • August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift petitionary epistles

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA