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plague, distemper, pestilentia. Enn. ap. 
Prise. Hos pestis necuit, pars occidit 
ilia duellis. Firg. Mult® pecudum pes- 
tes. 
P£TX (peto), ®, f. dea, qu® rebus peten- 
3 dis pneerat. Arnob. 
PETAMINaRIOS (nerapevos), ii, m. a 
3 kind of tumbler or balancer. Finnic. 
PETXSXTOS (petasus), a, um, adj. wear¬ 
ing a petasus, irerasopevos. Cic. Peta- 
sati veniunt, comites ad portam exspec- 
tare dicunt, with their travelling hats on. 
PETXSI5, onis, m. seems to be°the same 
3 as Petaso. Farr. 
PETASS (Trerairtnv), onis, m. a gammon of 
3 bacon. 
PETASuNCOLOS (dimin. from petaso), i, 
3 m. a small gammon of bacon. Juvenal. 
PETASuNCOLOS (dimin. from petasus), 
3 i, m. a small petasus. Arnob. 
PETXSOS (ireraoos), i, m. a covering for 
0 the head like a broad-brimmed hat , to keep 
off the sun, rain, &c. ; a sort of travel¬ 
ling-cap. Plant, and Arnob. — Henoe, 
something placed upon a building in the 
form of_a hat, a cap, hat. Plin. 
PETAURISTA (ireravpi<JTi]s) 3 ®, m. a 
3 tumbler, vaulter, or rope-dancer. Farr. _ 
Figuratively, applied to fleas. Plin. 
PETAURISTaRICS, ii, m. same as Pe- 
3 taurista. Petron. 
PETAURUM ( weravpou), i, n. a staging or 
3 scaffold used by rope-dancers and ju<r triers. 
Martial. 
PETaX (peto), acis, adj. catching gladly 
3 at, striving after, greedy for. Fulgent. 
Vita ornatus petax. 
PETeLTA, and PETILIX, ®, f. a town of 
the Bruttian territory, now Strongoli. 
Firg. — Hence, Petelinus, a, um, = adj. 
belonging to the same ; Petelini, the inhab¬ 
itants of the same. Fal. Max. -IT Al¬ 
so written Petellia. -If Petelinus lu- 
cus, a grove near Rome. Liv. 
PETeSSS, or PETISS5 (peto), is, a. 3. to 
strive after, seek after. Cic. laudemequi- 
tandi. Lucret. pugriam c®desque. 
PETIGIN5S0S (petigo), a, um, adj. full 
3 of scab or humor, scabby. Theod. Prise. 
PETIG5, Inis, f. a running scab, itch, enp- 
3 tion. Cato. (Ed. Gesn.; but Ed. Schneid. 
has depeligini.) 
PETILIX, ®, f. See Petelia. 
PETILIaNOS, a, um, adj. pertaining to a 
certain Petilius. Martial. 
PETILrUM, ii, n. an autumnal flower. 
2 Plin. 
PETILOS (unc.), a, um, adj. dry, slender, 
3 small, thin. Lucil. ap. Non. crura. 
Plaut. labra. 
PETIMEN (unc.), Inis, n. is supposed to 
3 be an ulcer on the shoulder of a beast of 
burden or draught-beast. Lucil. ap. Fcst. 
PETISLOS (dimin. from pes), i, m. a lit- 
2 tie foot, little leg, for instance, of a lamb, 
n66iov. Cels. - IT Also, the stalk of 
fruits. Colum. 
PETISIOS, a, um, adj. Petisian. Plin. 
mala, a small apple, of a pleasant taste; 
according t,o Harduin. the paradise-ap¬ 
ple. 
PETISSO. See Petesso. 
PETITI5 (peto), 5nis, f. a requesting, ask¬ 
ing, desiring, petition, solicitation,, aXrq- 
<rif. Plin. Successus petitionum a po- 
testatibus, et a diis precum. Traj. ad 
Plin. Jun. Huic petitioni tu® negare non 
sustineo. Liv. indutiarum. And espe¬ 
cially, a soliciting, making application or 
suing for an office or place. Cic. Petitio¬ 
n's nostr®, quam tibi summ® cur® esse 
scio, hujusmodo ratio est, &e. Cats. 
Q.uod in petitione consulatus ah eo erat 
sublevatus. Falcr. Max. In petitione 
niagistratus victus. Suelon. Darealicui 
petitionem consulatus, h. e. ad peten- 
dum admittere. ff'acit. Abstinere peti¬ 
tione honorum. Cic. Petitioni se dare; 
or Quintil. Ad petitionem descendere, 
to sue for an office. — In law, when a 
>nan demands or claims something as 
his try right, a claim or making claim, an 
action to recover. Pandect. Actio in per¬ 
sonam infertur, petitio in rem. Id. Pe¬ 
titione hereditatis teneri, h. e. actione, 
qua hereditas petitur. Quint.il. pecu- 
iu®, for recovering money. Cic. Tibi in¬ 
tegrant petitionem reliquit. — Also, the 
tVf/d to bring such action, jus petendi. 
Cic. Amplius eo nomine neminem, cu- 
JUs petitio sit, petiturum. Pandect. He-| 
res meus ab omnibus vobis petitionem 
habebit.-IT Also, apush, pass, thrust, 
blow aimed, throw. Cic. Guot ego tuas 
petitiones, parva quadam declinatione, 
effugi. — Figur. an attack in words, be¬ 
fore a court. Cic. 
P£TIT5R(Id.) , oris, m. an asker, seeker, de- 
mander, airrirrjs. Front. Cum vacare ali- 
qu® coeperintaqu®, adnuntiatur, utpeti- 
toribus ex vacuis dari possint. —In par¬ 
ticular, one who solicits fur an office, a can¬ 
didate. Cic. His levioribus comitils dili- 
gentiaet gratia petitorum honos paritur. 
Ilorat. Generosior descendat in campum 
petitor. — Also, the plaintiff; he that, 
brings a suit to establish a claim (different 
from accusat.or, the accuser in a criminal 
case). Cic. Guis erat petitor ? Fannius: 
quis reus? Flavius: quis judex? Clu- 
vius. Id. Possumus petitoris personam 
eapere, accusatoris deponere. . n. Ep. 
Dextrum, si apetitore ; alterum,si apos- 
sessore esset acturus. — Also, a suitor. 
Apul. Nec quisquam, cupiens ejus nup- 
tiarum, petitor accedit. — Also, Lucan. 
Fam® petitor, seeking fame, striving for 
fame. 
PETIT6RT0S (petitor), a, um, adj. per- 
3 tabling to the prosecution of a claim at 
law. Pandect. Petitoriojudicio uti.- 
II Also, pertaining to entreaty or request. 
Mamertin. Artes petitorias exercere. 
PETITRIX (Id.), Icis, f. she that makes a 
3 claim at law, the plaintiff. Pandect. - 
IT Also, she that sues fur an office or place. 
Quint.il. declam. 
PETITORIS (desiderat. from peto), is, a. 
1 4. to desire (or have it in view ) to sue for 
an office. Cic. Video, hominem valde 
petiturire, sc. for the consulship. 
PETITOS (peto), us, m. a desiring, re- 
3 questing, request. Gell. and Apul. - 
IT Lucret. Terr® petitus suavis, h. e. 
falling to the ground, swoon. 
PETITOS, a, um, particip. from peto.- 
IT Hence, Petition, i, n. a desire, request, 
demand. Catull. 
PETS (unc.), is, tlvi and tli, tltum, a. 3. 
to ask, seek, request, desire, entreat, airco. 
Cic. A te etiam atque etiam peto atque 
contendo, ut, &c. Id. Peto qu®soque, 
ut, &c. Id. Peto igitur ate, vel si pate- 
ris, oro, ut, &c. Cces. ad Cic. Guod ne 
facias, pro jure amiciti® nostr® a te pe¬ 
to. Cic. Per litteras precibus a Sulla 
petit, ut, &c. Pandect. Si de me petis- 
ses, ut, &c. h. e. a me. Phceilr. Since- 
rum reddas judicium, peto, sc. that. 
Brut, ad Cic. Si Octavius tibi placet, a 
quo de nostra salute petendum sit. Ctes. 
Passis manibus pacem a Romanis petie- 
runt. Cic. opem ab aliquo. Id. M. 
Curtio (dat.) tribunatum a C.usare peti- 
vi, h. e. from Cccsar for Curtins. So, 
Tacit. Petere vitam nocenti. Liv. Ad 
pacem petendam. Justin. Petito (part, 
pass, abl.) ut liceret, h. e. quum petisset. 
Also, aiiquem. Thus, Plaut. Vos peto 
atque obsecro. Also, aiiquem aliquid. 
Thus, Quintal, dcclam. Guidquid petii 
patrenx, exoravi. Ovid. Met. 7, 296. (Ed. 
Burm.) Petit hoc AHetida munus. With 
infin. Stat. Arma petebat ferre. With 
accus. and infin. Liv. Petere se posse 
uti, for ut se uti possent. In particular, 
to sue or apply for an office. Cic. conso¬ 
lation. Id. prxeturam. Also, Petere 
(absol.), to sue or apply for an office or 
public dignity, to solicit an office; differ¬ 
ing from ambire (to procure votes for one’s 
self, to canvass ), which preceded the pe¬ 
titio. Cic. Nemo ex iis, qui nunc pe¬ 
tunt. Sallust. Marius ab Meteilo petun- 
di gratia missionem rogat, for the pur¬ 
pose of soliciting the consulship. Also, 
feminam, to sue for. Ovid. Multi illam 
petiere. Liv. Virginem petiere juve- 
nes. — Also, to sue for or demand at law, 
bring an action to recover. Cic. Gui sibi 
soli petit. Id. Cum servo Aviti furti 
egit: nuper ab ipso Avito petere empit. 
Id. amplius a nemine. Id. alienos fun- 
dos. (The person who made the claim, 
the plaintiff, was called petitor ; the 
person against whom the action was 
brought, the defendant, was called unde 
petitur. Cic.) — Also, generally, to de¬ 
mand, require. Cic. Ex iis tantum, 
quantum res petet, hauriemus. Farr. 
Ita petit asparagus. Quintil. aiiquem 
in vincula. Id. aiiquem ad supplicium. 
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-IT Also, to seek to attain, seek to pro¬ 
cure, seek after, strive after. Cic. pr®- 
sidium ex optimi viri benevolentia. 
Sallust. A nobis ad societatem, ab illis 
ad pr®dam (tu) peteris. Cic. Gui elo- 
quenti® principatum petit. Ncpos. sa- 
lutem fuga. Liv. Magis tentata spes. 
quam petita pertinaciter. Cic. mortem’ 
Cels. Sanguinis profusio, vel fortuita, 
vel petita, h. c. designed, on purpose, ob¬ 
tained by artificial means. So, with infin. 
Ilorat. Rene vivere petimus. So, also, 
Sallust. Ut (Sempronia) viros s®pius 
peteret, quam peteretur, sought their fa¬ 
vors. Prnpcrt. Hie petitur, qui te prius 
ipse reliquit, h. e. you seek his love. — 
Hence, to draw, fetch, derive, take. Te- 
rent. E flamma petere te cibum posse 
arbitror. Cic. Gu® docti a Gr®cis pete- 
re mallent. Id. Ut ab his exiguam do- 
ioris obiivionem petam. Sallust, and 
Cic. poenas ab aliquo, to exact from, in¬ 
flict. on. Firg. custodem Tartareum in 
vincla. Plaut. suspirium alte, heave or 
fetch a deep sigh. So, Ovid, gemitus de 
alto corde. Ilorat. spiritus imo latere. 
— Also, to take, seize. Coes, l’ugam. 
take to flight, flee. Liv. Guam viain pe¬ 
teret, take. Id. Guod iter petiturus es¬ 
set. Cic. iter Brundisium terra, take 
one’s way to Brundisium by land. Id 
cursum alium, take another way or route. 
-IT Also, to fall upon, attack, assault, 
rush upon, make a thrust or pass at, aim a 
blow at. Cic. Gladiatores et vitando 
caute, et petendo X'ehementer, &e. Id. 
Sciebam, Catilinam non latus aut ven- 
trem, sed caput et collum solere petere, 
to aim at. Ovid, aiiquem saxis. Lucret. 
Morsu petunt (canes), bite. So, figur. 
Cic. Nunc aperte rempubl. universam 
petis. Id. Gui me epistola petivit. Liv. 
aiiquem fraude et insidiis. Firg. hello 
urbem. Id. Trojanos h*c monstra pe- 
tunt, li. c. point to the Trojans, aim at the 
Trojans. — Also, in a friendly manner, 
or, at least, without, a hostile purpose 
Firg. Alta petens, teliinx tetendit, aim¬ 
ing on high. Ilorat. ®ra disco, li. c. 
throw it into the air. Coil. ap. Qubitil 
collum alicujus amplexu, to fall about 
his neck, hug him. - V Also, to direct 
one’s course, go or repair to, make for , 
travel to. Cic. Grues loca calidiora pe 
tentes maria transmittunt. Id. Per 
Macedoniam Cyzicum petebamus. Liv 
Classis petere altum visa est. Firtr. 
Per saxa volutus campum petit amnis. 
Ovid, cslum pennis. Firg. Demersis 
ffiquora rostris ima petunt,” h. e. dip un¬ 
der. So, pass. Ovid. Graiis Pliasi (voe.) 
petite (voc.) viris, li. c. ad quern Graii 
profecti sunt. Also, figur. Ovid. Mons 
petit astra, towers towards the stars. 
Plin. Polygala palmi altitudinem petit, 
grows to the height of. — Hence, Petere 
aiiquem, to go to, visit. Firg. Ut te 
supplex peterem. — Also, Petere ali¬ 
quid in locum, or, ad aiiquem, go to a 
place (or person) for something, go to 
fetch, go in quest of; or, to fetch"from 
some place or person. Plin. In extremam 
Italiam petere Brundisium ostreas. Id. 
Myrrham petunt ad Troglodytas. Id. 
Arena ad ADthiopas usque petitur. Id. 
Coll is, in quern vimina petebantur. So, 
Id. Gu®que trans maria petimus. Id. 
Si mens cogitet, quid, et quo petatur, et 
quare.- IT Petitum, i, n. See Pcti- 
tus, (i , urn. 
PEToRITUM, or PEToRRITUM (from 
3 the Celtic peter, four, and rit, a wheel), 
i, n. a kind of four-wheeled carriage or 
wagon. Farr, and Ilorat. 
PET5SIRIS, is, m. an Egyptian mathema¬ 
tician and astrologer. Plin. — Hence, 
generally, for a mathematician and as¬ 
trologer. Juvenal. 
PETRA (jrerpa), ®, f. a rock, crag. Plin. 
2 Or, a stone. Plaut. -V Also, a city 
of Arabia, which is thence called Petr®a ; 
now Karak. Plin. - V Also, a town 
in Sicily. (See Pctnnus, a, um.) -- 
IT Also, a name of other towns. 
PETRA3X, ®, f. same as Petra, a town in 
Sicily. Sil. 
PETRiEOS (nerpaTos), a, um, adj. rrroiC- 
2 ing amongst rocks, rocky, stony. Plin . 
brassica.-IT Also, pertaining to the 
city Petra, Petrean. Plin. balanus 
Hence, Arabia Petr®a. See Petra. 
