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Supplicatory; making a petition.

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  1. a. Supplicatory; making a petition.
  2. a. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle.
  3. adj. of the nature of or expressing a petition
  4. 1. Supplicatory; making a petition. Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak. 2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle. Swift.
  5. s. of the nature of or expressing a petition