petitionary
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petitionary
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From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.
adjective
- 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.
- 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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adj making a petition
| Português | petitório, peticionário |
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Talk about this word "petitionary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/petitionary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. petitionary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/petitionary "petitionary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/petitionary.Cite this
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title = {petitionary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
