PETIT

Fr. Small; minor; inconsiderable. Used in several compounds, and sometimes written "petty." -Petit cape. A judicial writ, i ued in the old actions for the recovery of land, requiring the sb erifl' to take poo se ion of the estate, where the tenant, after having appeared in answer to the summons, made default in a subsequent ■tage of the proceedings. As to petit "Jury," "Larceny," "Sergeanty," IUld "Treason," see those titles. [s. 903]