plural of petition

simple past tense and past participle of petition

(now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little. / (obsolete) Few in number. / (now uncommon, of objects) Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced. / (law, of scale) Small, minor.

(transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.

A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.

plural of petit

(printing, dated, French and German contexts) Synonym of brevier.

(obsolete, usually in the plural) A little schoolboy. / (obsolete, rare) A kind of pigeon.

(especially of a woman) fairly short and of slim build. / (clothing) of small size. / Small, little; insignificant; petty.

The act of making a petition or appeal.