Pestilence, n.
- 1. Plague, pest.
- 2. Plague, pest, infectious disease, contagious disease, fatal epidemic.
Pestilent, a.
- 1. Pestilential, contagious, infectious, malignant.
- 2. Mischievous, noxious, evil, injurious, malign, deadly.
- 3. Troublesome, mischievous, corrupt, pernicious, vexatious.
Pestilential, a.
- 1. Infectious, contagious, catching, malignant, poisonous, pestilent.
- 2. Pestiferous, pest-bearing.
- 3. Mischievous, destructive, ruinous, deadly, pernicious.
Pet, n.
- 1. Fondling, darling, favorite.
- 2. Angry mood, fit of peevishness, miff (colloq.).
Pet, a. Favorite, especially liked, petted.
Pet, v. a. Fondle, indulge, caress, make much of.
Peter-pence, n. Rome-scot, Peter’s pence.
Peter’s fish. Haddock.
Petiole, n. (Bot.) Leaf-stalk.
Petition, n. Request, prayer, supplication, entreaty, suit, solicitation, application, appeal, address.
Petition, v. a. Entreat, pray, supplicate, solicit, crave, ask, beg, apply to, make application to, prefer a request to.
Petitioner, n. Suppliant, solicitor, applicant, suitor.
Petitio principii. [L.] (Log.) Begging of the question, taking for granted the question in dispute.