Results for petition

Definitions of petition:

part of speech: verb transitive

To present a petition to: to supplicate.

part of speech: noun

Petitioner.

part of speech: verb

To solicit earnestly; to supplicate.

part of speech: verb transitive

To solicit; entreat.

part of speech: noun

A request: a prayer: a supplication.

part of speech: noun

An asking or seeking; a solemn or formal solicitation made by one party to another; a paper or document containing a written request or supplication; a prayer, or a part of one, addressed to God; an earnest entreaty.

part of speech: noun

An earnest request; a formal request; a paper containing a written request.

Usage examples for petition:

• Her lips were moving with a petition that came from the depth of feeling that measured a new life for her. "In His Steps", Charles M. Sheldon

• Perhaps in no way could she have made a kinder reply to his petition for mercy. "The Vicar of Bullhampton", Anthony Trollope

• Now as he received the petition I cried, oh that Mansoul might live before thee! "The Works of John Bunyan Volume 3", John Bunyan