pétition

See also: petition and Petition

French

Etymology

From Old French peticiun, borrowed from Latin petitio, petitionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ti.sjɔ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

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.