noun
pĕtītus
Meaning
- An inclining towards
pĕtītus, ūs, m. peto.
I. An inclining towards any thing (poet.):
terrae petitus, Lucr. 3, 172.—II. A desire, request (post-class.) jussit eum consensu petituque omnium sententiam dicere, Gell. 18, 3, 6:
petitu tuo adesse, App. Mag. 45 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
petītus adj.
P. of peto.—Plur. n as subst, things striven for : quantum dimissa petitis Praestent, i. e. the life relinquished excels the life grasped , H.