Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petitionary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ti-tionary
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

supplicatory or asking; making a petition

adj

Containing a petition, or having the nature of a petition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

petitionarily

Questions

What does petitionary mean?
supplicatory or asking; making a petition
Where does petitionary come from?
From petition + -ary. Doublet of petitioner.

How to pronounce petitionary

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