Etymology: Middle English
: a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress (as possession or restitution of property) from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice
Etymology: Middle English
: a legal petition formerly used to obtain redress (as possession or restitution of property) from the British Crown for breach of contract or to remedy manifest injustice
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012