Meaning

2 senses

  1. (not comparable)Supplicatory or asking; making a petition

    of the nature of or expressing a petition

  2. (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 languages

Origin

From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.

From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.

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Word family

2 related words
Relatedpetition
Derivedpetitionarily

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
petitepetitionpetrelpetrifypetrochemical

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