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pe·ti·tiona·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
petitionaryadjective
of the nature of or expressing a petition
"the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Petitionarynoun
Etymology: from petition.
Pardon thy petitionary countrymen. William Shakespeare.
It is our base petitionary breath
That blows ’em to this greatness. Ben Jonson.Petitionary prayer belongeth only to such as are in themselves impotent, and stand in need of relief from others. Richard Hooker.
I return only yes or no to questionary and petitionary epistles of half a yard long. Jonathan Swift.
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petitionary
Petitionary is an adjective referring to something that involves or relates to making a plea or formal request to a higher authority for a specific action or decision. Typically, this term is used in legal, religious, or political contexts where such requests are common.
Webster Dictionary
Petitionaryadjective
supplicatory; making a petition
Petitionaryadjective
containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of petitionary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of petitionary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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