Pe‐ti″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. 1. Supplicatory; making a petition.
Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak.
2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle. Swift.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Pe‐ti″tion‐a‐ry (?), a. 1. Supplicatory; making a petition.
Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak.
2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle. Swift.