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adj. French. Small. Little; insignificant; mean; - Same as Petty. 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 ...