impetratory

 [im-pi-treyt]  

im·pe·trate

   [im-pi-treyt]
verb (used with object), im·pe·trat·ed, im·pe·trat·ing.
1.
to obtain by entreaty.
2.
to entreat; ask for.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin impetrātus past participle of impetrāre to obtain by asking, equivalent to im- im-1 + -petrā(re), combining form of patrāre to bring to completion, accomplish, derivative of pater father + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms
im·pe·tra·tion, noun
im·pe·tra·tive, im·pe·tra·to·ry  [im-pi-truh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
im·pe·tra·tor, noun
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