petition
petition
subs.
Entreaty: P. and V. προστροπή, ἡ. or pl. (rare P.), ἱ̄κεσία, ἡ, P. δέησις, ἡ, ἀντιβολία, ἡ, ἀντιβόλησις, ἡ, ἱκετεία, ἡ ; see also prayer.
Demand: P. and V. ἀξίωσις, ἡ.
Letter: P. and V. ἐπιστολή, ἡ, γράμμᾰτα, τά.
subs.
Entreaty: P. and V. προστροπή, ἡ. or pl. (rare P.), ἱ̄κεσία, ἡ, P. δέησις, ἡ, ἀντιβολία, ἡ, ἀντιβόλησις, ἡ, ἱκετεία, ἡ ; see also prayer.
Demand: P. and V. ἀξίωσις, ἡ.
Letter: P. and V. ἐπιστολή, ἡ, γράμμᾰτα, τά.
petition
v. trans.
Entreat: P. and V. αἰτεῖν
ἱ̄κετεύειν, δεῖσθαι (gen.); see pray, entreat.
v. trans.
Entreat: P. and V. αἰτεῖν
ἱ̄κετεύειν, δεῖσθαι (gen.); see pray, entreat.
PETITION
s. preces (plur. act of asking or thing asked): rogatus or rogatio (act of asking): supplicium (humble petition prayer to God; Liv.; not Cic. or Caes.): litterae (supplices) libellus (supplex) (a petition drawn up in writing; ☞ Mart. 8 31 3): to storm one with petitions precibus suppliciis fatigare aliquem: if you grant my petition *si feceris quod rogo: to present a petition to anybody dare alicui libellum (supplicem); supplicare alicui per litteras: to draw up a petition libellum componere: to sign a petition libellum subscribere; signare subnotare libellum (of a minister etc. who looks over the petitions presented to a prince and writes his opinion of them on the margin to which he signs his name; Vid: Suet. Oct. 1; Plin. Ep. 1 10 9).
s. preces (plur. act of asking or thing asked): rogatus or rogatio (act of asking): supplicium (humble petition prayer to God; Liv.; not Cic. or Caes.): litterae (supplices) libellus (supplex) (a petition drawn up in writing; ☞ Mart. 8 31 3): to storm one with petitions precibus suppliciis fatigare aliquem: if you grant my petition *si feceris quod rogo: to present a petition to anybody dare alicui libellum (supplicem); supplicare alicui per litteras: to draw up a petition libellum componere: to sign a petition libellum subscribere; signare subnotare libellum (of a minister etc. who looks over the petitions presented to a prince and writes his opinion of them on the margin to which he signs his name; Vid: Suet. Oct. 1; Plin. Ep. 1 10 9).
v. To ask beg Vid:
To present a written supplication *petere aliquid per litteras (in order to obtain anything): *litteris deprecari aliquid (in order to evert anything): causam deferre per litteras ad judiceni (accusing before a judge): to petition anybody libello or scripto adire aliquem: to petition against anything reclamare alicui rei (to express one’s disapproval of anything): provocare adversus aliquid (to appeal to a higher tribunal against anything; e.g. adversus sententiam Modestin. Dig. 48 2 18; adversus creationem Papinian. Dig. 26 7 39 § 6).
To present a written supplication *petere aliquid per litteras (in order to obtain anything): *litteris deprecari aliquid (in order to evert anything): causam deferre per litteras ad judiceni (accusing before a judge): to petition anybody libello or scripto adire aliquem: to petition against anything reclamare alicui rei (to express one’s disapproval of anything): provocare adversus aliquid (to appeal to a higher tribunal against anything; e.g. adversus sententiam Modestin. Dig. 48 2 18; adversus creationem Papinian. Dig. 26 7 39 § 6).
petition (subs.):
I. Generally, a request;esp. as addressed to God: prĕcis, em, e, f.: v. PRAYER . To offer up p.s, precari: v. TO PRAY .
II. A memorial addressed to a sovereign: lĭbellus: to deliver a p. to any one, l. alicui dare, Cic. Att. 16, 16, A.; l. porrigere (hold it out in the hand), Suet. Aug. 53: more definitely, supplex libellus, Mart. 8, 31: to have the charge of p.s, libellos agere, Tryph. Dig. 20, 5, 12.
I. Generally, a request;
II. A memorial addressed to a sovereign: lĭbellus: to deliver a p. to any one, l. alicui dare, Cic. Att. 16, 16, A.; l. porrigere (hold it out in the hand), Suet. Aug. 53: more definitely, supplex libellus, Mart. 8, 31: to have the charge of p.s, libellos agere, Tryph. Dig. 20, 5, 12.
petition (v.): i. e. to present a written petition: they p.'d the emperor for the recal of the governor, *Principem libello supplice adierunt, rogantes ut ad urbem praefectus revocaretur; they p.'d parliament against his appointment, *ad senatum libellos miserunt, deprecantes ne is magistratui praeficeretur: see also TO APPEAL .