English practice

A petition of right; a restitution from the crown of either pi-esents a petition. A plaintiff or actor, particularly in an of a demand or petition; resting in dewithout possession. Petitory suit: the mere title to property is litigated which the pursuer claims something as I demand; the word with which a de- Peto versus talem tantiim terree villa, nt dotem meam: I demand against with the appurtenances, in such a town, a common word by which a fideicreated in a will. average: such charges and disbursethe master necessarily furnishes for cargo, v. Petit. office: one of the offices on the commonchancery from whicli issued writs in crown the ordinary kind of constable in towns from the high constable of the hunexistence of which may be perceived by the Money paid at fairs- for leave to breali or stalls. theft Pied poiidrc, piepoudre, I. fr.

In old English law. Dusty-foot; a term applied to itinerant merchants, chapmen or peddlers, who attended fairs. V. Pipowder.