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Definition of Petit
1. a. Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as Petty.
Definition of Petit
1. Adjective. (legal or obsolete) small or minor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petit
1. small; minor [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petit
Literary usage of Petit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by Public Archives of Canada (1893)
"Justice Thorpe. lose of the. ur warmest acknowledgments for your explanation to
us of We the petit Jury of the District of Niagara, beg leave to make to you ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"In view of the fact that by § 4 of the Act of June 28, 1874, both grand jurors
and petit jurors are to be drawn from the box containing the two hundred ..."
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