petitionaryadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtɪʃ(ə)nəri/, U.S.

/pəˈtɪʃəˌnɛri/

Forms: 1500s petitionarye, 1500s–1600s petitionarie, 1500s– petitionary.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petition n., -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: < petition n. + -ary suffix¹. Compare earlier petitional adj.; with sense 1b compare slightly later petitioning adj.

a. Of the nature of, constituting, or containing a petition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective]

requisitory1447

petitional?1525

petitionary1579

requisitorial1716

requisition1794

petitive1923

1579 J. Stubbes Let. 3 Dec. in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 208 These fewe petitionarye lynes.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlviii. 96 Petitionarie prayer belongeth only to such as..stand in need of reliefe from others.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. iv. iii. 205 Those Cities that haue it not, yet vpon accidents of capitall offences, obtaine it for the time by petitionary letters at Court.

1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 252 All with Letters Petitionary in behalf of (and for the Princes return, to) Mansoul.

1738 D. Neal Hist. Puritans IV. 139 Dr. Gauden presented a Petitionary Remonstrance.

1753 Hist. Fanny Seymour xxvi. 170 His Father-in-Law, who despised him for his abject Submissions, and petitionary Letters.

1872 Z. N. Morrell Flowers & Fruits xxv. 282 Thirteen newly-organized churches sent in petitionary letters and were received into the body.

1896 J. McDougall Saddle, Sled & Snowshoe xxiv. 275 With short petitionary speeches, the conjurors proceeded to hang their medicine-bags on the limbs of the lone tree.

1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist vi. 218 The value of petitionary prayer.

2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. 13 The persistence of prayer (especially petitionary prayer in which a specific outcome is requested) is something of an anomaly in our time.

b. Characteristic or suggestive of a petition or petitioner.

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1611 B. Jonson Catiline iv. sig. H4^v It is our base petitionary breath That blowes 'hem to this greatnesse.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 185 Nay, I pre'thee now, with most petitionary vehemence, tell me who it is.

1723 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. xvii. 222 My Dear, I pray, And asks in a petitionary Way.

1805 J. Taylor in T. Morton School of Reform Prol. No mean petitionary air, Which true-born Britons must disdain to wear.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Brook in Maud & Other Poems 107 Claspt hands and that petitionary grace Of sweet seventeen subdued me ere she spoke.

1901 Atlantic Monthly June 746/2 When the coach had come to a standstill, he opened the door with as little creaking as might be, and held out a petitionary hand.

1999 D. Mahon Going Home 96 Like a burnt-out angel Raising petitionary hands.

2. Of a person: suppliant, entreating, petitioning. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning

askingOE

petitor1453

supplicatoryc1475

suppliant1550

entreating1566

placitatory1569

petitory1576

supplicant1577

suing1581

pleading1594

entreatful1596

conjuring1597

entreative1598

supplicative1601

petitionary1604

precatory1610

supplicating1612

petitioning1615

postulatorya1631

eucticala1638

obsecratory1645

placitory1651

imploring1655

precative1662

beseeching1704

obsecrationary1829

imploratory1832

suppliant-like1837

solicitive1865

solicitant1886

1604 J. Marston Malcontent i. v. sig. B4 Petitionarie vassailes licking the pauement with their slauish knees.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 76 I..coniure thee to pardon Rome, and thy petitionary Countrimen.

1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Dec. 624/2 To say no to a poor petitionary rogue.

2002 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Sept. 85 The petitionary creditor has been paid but a lot of others are stacked up behind, wanting to step into their shoes.

†3. Containing an unproved assumption or petitio principii; question-begging. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [adjective] > fallacious > begged or assumed without proof

precarious1642

entreated1646

petitionary1646

petitory1830

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. xiii. 227 From plaine and naturall principles, the doubt may be fairely salved, and not clapt up from petitionary foundations and principles unestablished.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petitionary
释义	petitionaryadj. Brit. /pᵻˈtɪʃ(ə)nəri/, U.S. /pəˈtɪʃəˌnɛri/ Forms: 1500s petitionarye, 1500s–1600s petitionarie, 1500s– petitionary. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: petition n., -ary suffix¹. Etymology: < petition n. + -ary suffix¹. Compare earlier petitional adj.; with sense 1b compare slightly later petitioning adj. 1. a. Of the nature of, constituting, or containing a petition. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] requisitory1447 petitional?1525 petitionary1579 requisitorial1716 requisition1794 petitive1923 1579 J. Stubbes Let. 3 Dec. in Nugæ Antiquæ (1775) II. 208 These fewe petitionarye lynes. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlviii. 96 Petitionarie prayer belongeth only to such as..stand in need of reliefe from others. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. iv. iii. 205 Those Cities that haue it not, yet vpon accidents of capitall offences, obtaine it for the time by petitionary letters at Court. 1682 J. Bunyan Holy War 252 All with Letters Petitionary in behalf of (and for the Princes return, to) Mansoul. 1738 D. Neal Hist. Puritans IV. 139 Dr. Gauden presented a Petitionary Remonstrance. 1753 Hist. Fanny Seymour xxvi. 170 His Father-in-Law, who despised him for his abject Submissions, and petitionary Letters. 1872 Z. N. Morrell Flowers & Fruits xxv. 282 Thirteen newly-organized churches sent in petitionary letters and were received into the body. 1896 J. McDougall Saddle, Sled & Snowshoe xxiv. 275 With short petitionary speeches, the conjurors proceeded to hang their medicine-bags on the limbs of the lone tree. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist vi. 218 The value of petitionary prayer. 2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 4 Mar. 13 The persistence of prayer (especially petitionary prayer in which a specific outcome is requested) is something of an anomaly in our time. b. Characteristic or suggestive of a petition or petitioner. ΚΠ 1611 B. Jonson Catiline iv. sig. H4^v It is our base petitionary breath That blowes 'hem to this greatnesse. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 185 Nay, I pre'thee now, with most petitionary vehemence, tell me who it is. View more context for this quotation 1723 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. xvii. 222 My Dear, I pray, And asks in a petitionary Way. 1805 J. Taylor in T. Morton School of Reform Prol. No mean petitionary air, Which true-born Britons must disdain to wear. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Brook in Maud & Other Poems 107 Claspt hands and that petitionary grace Of sweet seventeen subdued me ere she spoke. 1901 Atlantic Monthly June 746/2 When the coach had come to a standstill, he opened the door with as little creaking as might be, and held out a petitionary hand. 1999 D. Mahon Going Home 96 Like a burnt-out angel Raising petitionary hands. 2. Of a person: suppliant, entreating, petitioning. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning askingOE petitor1453 supplicatoryc1475 suppliant1550 entreating1566 placitatory1569 petitory1576 supplicant1577 suing1581 pleading1594 entreatful1596 conjuring1597 entreative1598 supplicative1601 petitionary1604 precatory1610 supplicating1612 petitioning1615 postulatorya1631 eucticala1638 obsecratory1645 placitory1651 imploring1655 precative1662 beseeching1704 obsecrationary1829 imploratory1832 suppliant-like1837 solicitive1865 solicitant1886 1604 J. Marston Malcontent i. v. sig. B4 Petitionarie vassailes licking the pauement with their slauish knees. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. ii. 76 I..coniure thee to pardon Rome, and thy petitionary Countrimen. View more context for this quotation 1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Dec. 624/2 To say no to a poor petitionary rogue. 2002 Evening Standard (Nexis) 10 Sept. 85 The petitionary creditor has been paid but a lot of others are stacked up behind, wanting to step into their shoes. †3. Containing an unproved assumption or petitio principii; question-begging. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [adjective] > fallacious > begged or assumed without proof precarious1642 entreated1646 petitionary1646 petitory1830 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. xiii. 227 From plaine and naturall principles, the doubt may be fairely salved, and not clapt up from petitionary foundations and principles unestablished. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1579
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