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† peˈtitor Obs. rare. [a. L. petītor a candidate, agent-n. from petĕre to seek.] A seeker, applicant, candidate.
1613T. Godwin Rom. Antiq. (1674) 144 The Roman Petitors or Suitors for bearing office. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. xi. ii. §48 A very potent (I cannot say competitor, the Bishop himself being never a petitor for the place, but) desirer of this office. |