petitio
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From petō (“I assault, attack, demand”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
petītiō (genitive petītiōnis); f, third declension
- an attack, thrust, blow
- a request, petition, beseeching
- an applying for office
- (law) suit, claim
- (law) right of claim
[edit] Inflection
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[edit] Descendants
- English: petition
