petiturio

Latin

Etymology

From petō (petition, entreat) +‎ -turiō (desiderative suffix)

Pronunciation

Verb

petīturiō (present infinitive petīturīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

  1. (rare, Classical Latin) to desire to sue for office, long to become a candidate

Conjugation

Further reading

  • petiturio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • petiturio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers