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Petitionary Definition & Meaning

petitionary
adjective
  1. of the nature of or expressing a petition; "the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"

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What does petitionary mean?
of the nature of or expressing a petition; "the petitionary procedure had a quality of indecisiveness"
What part of speech is petitionary?
Petitionary is an adjective.

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