PETITIONARY


Meaning of PETITIONARY in English

-shəˌnerē, -ri adjective

1. : of, relating to, or containing a petition

the petitionary procedure … had a certain immanent quality of indecisiveness — J.G.Edwards

2. archaic : suppliant

say no to a poor petitionary rogue — Charles Lamb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.