peto
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of peto
First recorded in 1955–60; from Latin American Spanish (Cuba); Spanish: “breastplate,” from Italian petto “breast, breastplate,” from Latin pectus “breast”
Example Sentences
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Tuam misericordiam non peto, Domine, sed potius precor ut iratum nobis omnibus te præbeas.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Mus blandum ridens, respondit, pelle timorem: Hic, bone vir, sedem, nori alimenta, peto.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel
Nunc vero et fortunæ gravissimo percussus vulnere, et administratione reipublicæ liberatus, doloris medicinam a philosophiâ peto, et otii oblectationem hanc, honestissimam judico.”
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
As you go down daily to the Forum, turn the answer to this in your mind: 'Novus sum; consulatum peto; Roma est'—'I am a man of an untried family.
From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony
Et veniam pro laude peto: laudatus abunde Non fastiditus si tibi, lector, ero.
From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
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