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petitionary

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

supplicatory or asking; making a petition

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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adj

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of the nature of or expressing a petition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness

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History

Etymology

From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: умолителен (umolitelen) — making a petition
  • Portuguese: petitório — making a petition
  • Portuguese: peticionário — making a petition