1. Hist. The act of petitioning for a writ.
2. Hist. Eccles. law. The act of obtaining a papal benefice for bestowal by the king or other lay patron. — impetrate, vb.
1. Hist. The act of petitioning for a writ.
2. Hist. Eccles. law. The act of obtaining a papal benefice for bestowal by the king or other lay patron. — impetrate, vb.