petitionary

American  

[puh-tish-uh-ner-ee] / pəˈtɪʃ əˌnɛr i /

adjective

1. of the nature of or expressing a petition.

2. Archaic. petitioning; suppliant.

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Etymology

Origin of petitionary

First recorded in 1570–80; petition + -ary

Example Sentences

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petitionary

For I perceive your Salutations are petitionary, like those of Beggars.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius

And while she hesitated, from the room above came the soft, racking, petitionary music of a violin.

From Strictly business: more stories of the four million by Henry, O.

So the spiritual exercises were interrupted, and in Alec's belief the universe waited till discipline allowed the petitionary thread to be taken up.

From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

And, therefore, no petitionary prayers find a place in the service of the ethical Church.

From Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles by Sullivan, W. R. Washington

Her hands were clasped with the sweetest petitionary grace.

From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank