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PETTIES
Proper noun
Petties
plural of Pettie
Anagrams
• Petites, Piettes
Noun
petties
plural of petty
Anagrams
• Petites, Piettes
Source: Wiktionary
PETTY
Pet"ty, a. [Compar. Pettier; superl. Pettiest.] Etym: [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. Petit.]
Definition: Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; a petty prince. Denham. Like a petty god I walked about, admired of all. Milton. Petty averages. See under Average.
– Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or amounts.
– Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc., corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason, See Petit.
Syn.
– Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling; trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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