seek+by+petition
21Olive Branch Petition — The Olive Branch Petition The Olive Branch Pettion was adopted by the Continental Congress in July 1775 in an attempt to avoid a full blown war with Great Britain. The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to… …
22Millenary Petition — The Millenary Petition was a list of requests given to James I by Puritans in 1603 when he was travelling to London in order to claim the English throne. It is claimed, but not proven, that this petition had 1,000 signatures of Puritan ministers …
23New York gubernatorial election, 2010 — 2006 ← November 2, 2010 → 2014 …
24beg — I. v. a. 1. Crave, solicit, beseech, pray, implore, supplicate, conjure, importune, petition, request, ask, pray for, petition for, seek by petition, sue for, ask earnestly. 2. Crave permission, solicit leave, desire earnestly, take leave, take… …
25petulant — 1590s, immodest, wanton, saucy, from M.Fr. petulant (mid 14c.), from L. petulantem (nom. petulans) wanton, froward, insolent, from the root of petere rush at, seek (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Meaning peevish, irritable first recorded 1775,… …
26Appetite — Ap pe*tite, n. [OE. appetit, F. app[ e]tit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See {Petition}, and cf. {Appetence}.] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.… …
27Compete — Com*pete , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Competed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Competing}.] [L. completere, competitum; com + petere to seek. See {Petition}.] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is… …
28Competed — Compete Com*pete , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Competed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Competing}.] [L. completere, competitum; com + petere to seek. See {Petition}.] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another… …
29Competing — Compete Com*pete , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Competed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Competing}.] [L. completere, competitum; com + petere to seek. See {Petition}.] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another… …
30Impetus — Im pe*tus ([i^]m p[ e]*t[u^]s), n. [L., fr. impetere to rush upon, attack; pref. im in + petere to fall upon, seek. See {Petition}.] 1. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is …
