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pet⋅i⋅tor

  [pet-i-ter, puh-tahy-ter]
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–noun Obsolete.
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
Origin:
1605–15; < L petītor, equiv. to petī-, var. s. of petere to seek + -tor -tor

Related forms:
pet⋅i⋅to⋅ry  [pet-i-tawr-e, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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Main Entry: pet·i·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'pe-t&-"tOr-E
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin petitorius of a claim to ownership, from petere to go to or toward, seek, request
: made under admiralty or civil law to establish a right to ownership rather than to possession of property petitory action>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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