Definition of Petit
Pet´it
a.
1.
Small
;
little
;
insignificant
;
mean
; -
Same
as
Petty
.
By
what
small
,
petit
hints
does
the
mind
catch
hold
of
and
recover
a
vanishing
notion
.
- South.
Petit constable
an
inferior
civil
officer
,
subordinate
to
the
high
constable
.
Petit jury
a
jury
of
twelve
men
,
impaneled
to
try
causes
at
the
bar
of
a
court
; -
so
called
in
distinction
from
the
grand jury
.
Petit larceny
the
stealing
of
goods
of
,
or
under
,
a
certain
specified
small
value
; -
opposed
to
grand larceny
.
The
distinction
is
abolished
in
England
.
Petit maître
A
fop
;
a
coxcomb
;
a
ladies
'
man
.
Petit serjeanty
(Eng. Law)
the
tenure
of
lands
of
the
crown
,
by
the
service
of
rendering
annually
some
implement
of
war
,
as
a
bow
,
an
arrow
,
a
sword
,
a
flag
,
etc
.
- Goldsmith.
Petit treason
formerly
,
in
England
,
the
crime
of
killing
a
person
to
whom
the
offender
owed
duty
or
subjection
,
as
one
'
s
husband
,
master
,
mistress
,
etc
.
The
crime
is
now
not
distinguished
from
murder
.
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