See Also: petit mal(dictionary)
petit(2)(dictionary)
petit(1)(dictionary)
Petit mal(health)
petit four(dictionary)
petit mal(medicine)
petit mal(dictionary)
petit four(dictionary)
Le Petit Hotel(tourism)
Petit fours(recipes)

petit(2) (iou)



petit adjective1 & noun. obsolete exc. in phrs. ME.
[formed as PETTY adjective. Cf. PETIT adjective2.]
A. adjective.
Of small size; small in number. ME-L17.
= PETTY adjective 3. LME-M18.
= PETTY adjective 2. L15.
Special collocations: petit jury = petty jury s.v. PETTY adjective. petit treason: see TREASON noun 2b.
b. noun.
= PETTY noun1 1a. LME-L17.
A variety of the domestic pigeon. rare. Only in E18.