English - Etymology
Middle English, from Old French peticiun, from stem of Latin petitio (“a request, solicitation”), from petere (“to require, seek, go forward”)
English - Noun
- A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
- A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
- (law) A formal written request for judicial action.
- A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
Translations
English - Verb
petition (third-person singular simple present petitions, present participle petitioning, simple past and past participle petitioned)