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Meaning of petitionary | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. supplicatory or asking; making a petition
    not-comparable
  2. Containing a petition, or having the nature of a petition.
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Português peticionário petitório

Examples

“I have been blown out of your gates with sighs; and conjure thee to pardon Rome and thy petitionary countrymen.”
“August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift petitionary epistles”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

petitive petitory petless petlike Petrarchan petrean

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