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petitor

petitor noun: the claimant or plaintiff in ancient legal systems.

Noun

petitor (plural petitors)

  1. The claimant or plaintiff in ancient legal systems.

Forms of petitor

pluralpetitors

Origin of petitor

From Latin petītor.

Questions about petitor

What does petitor mean?
Petitor means the claimant or plaintiff in ancient legal systems.
What part of speech is petitor?
Petitor is a noun.
What is the plural of petitor?
The plural of petitor is petitors.

Words near petitor in the dictionary

  1. petitive
  2. Petitjean
  3. petitjeanite
  4. Petitjeans
  5. Petito
  6. petitor
  7. petitors
  8. petitory
  9. Petitos
  10. petits
  11. Petits Bassets Griffons Vendéens

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