present participle of petition

The act of making a petition or appeal.

plural of petitioning

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

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

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

plural of petit

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

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

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