Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Petition (-'s)
petition (-'s), n. [Fr. < OFr < L. petītiōn-em < petěre, aim at, seek, lay claim to, ask, beg.] (webplay: greatest, power).
Prayer; posture of supplication; physical position of the body acceptable in communication with God.
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