petitionary
Supplicatory or askingSupplicatory or asking; making a petition
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Supplicatory or asking; making a petition
of the nature of or expressing a petition
(not comparable)Containing a petition, or having the nature of a petition.
August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift petitionary epistles
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedpetition
Derivedpetitionarily