Definition for PET'TY

PET'TY, a. [Fr. petit.]

  1. Small; little; trifling; inconsiderable; as, a petty trespass; a petty crime. – Milton.
  2. Inferior; as, a petty prince. – Denham. We usually write petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason. [See Petit.]

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