request (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. rŏgātio2. pĕtītio (rare)3. ōrātus, ūs (rare, and only in abl.)4. prex (nom. and gen. sing. obsol.5. dēsīdĕrium (petition)6. expr. freq. by verbs • request (subs.): 1. rŏgātio: I like him not merely on your r., but also from the character you give him, eum non modo rogatione sed etiam testimonio tuo diligo, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 10. (N.B.--The form rŏgātus, ūs, occurs only in abl. sing.: id. Fam. 7, 1, 4.) 2. pĕtītio (rare): I cannot deny your r., petitioni tuae negare non sustineo, Trajan in Plin. Ep. 10, 23: pĕtītus, ūs, occurs in Gell.: pĕtītum, in Catull. 3. ōrātus, ūs (rare, and only in abl.): did he write at your r.? an scripsit oratu tuo? Cic. Flac. 37, 92: orātum (in pl.) occurs in Ter. 4. prex (nom. and gen. sing. obsol.: usu. in pl.: prayer): v. prayer. 5. dēsīdĕrium (petition): to convey the r.s of the soldiers to Caesar, desideria militum ad Caesarem ferre, Tac. A. 1, 19. 6. expr. freq. by verbs: to deny a r., to grant a r., negare roganti, satisfacere petenti, Cic. Or. 41, 140.