pétition

See also: petition and Petition

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French peticiun, borrowed from Latin petitiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ti.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

pétition f (plural pétitions)

1. petition (a written request containing many signatures)

Derived terms

• pétition d’hérédité
• pétition de principe
• pétitionnaire
• pétitionner

Further reading

• “pétition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012