petition for

petition someone or something for something

to make a formal request of someone or a group for something. They petitioned us for an end to the stringent dress code. We had to petition the upper administration for a revision in the policy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
SignÝ	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Hartmut	HAHRT-moot (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Darcey	['da:si]
Puteri	-	Malay
Johanne	zho-AN (French), yo-HAHN-ne (Danish)	French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French
Jackin	-	Medieval English