A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Petitionating, vbl. n. [Cf. 17th c. Eng. petitionate v. (1624), tr. to address with petitions, intr. to present a petition.] The act of presenting (a suit at law) in the form of a petition. See Petitio(u)n(e n. 3. —1633 Johnston Diary I. 174.
Being thy thrid fasting day since thy petitionating this sute
