Defn: A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.
PETITIONER
Pe*ti"tion*er, n.
Defn: One who presents a petition.
PETITIONING
Pe*ti"tion*ing, n.
Defn: The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
PETIT MAL
Pe*tit" mal". [F., lit., little sickness.] (Med.)
Defn: The mildest form of epilepsy, with momentary faintness or unconsciousness, but without convulsions; — opposed to grand mal.
PETITOR
Pet"i*tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. petere to seek.]
Defn: One who seeks or asks; a seeker; an applicant. [R.] Fuller.
PETITORY Pet"i*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask: cf. F. pétitore.]