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[Gr. pitys =a pine tree.] Palæobot .: A genus of Conifere. Two are from the Carboniferous rocks of Berwickshire. [PITYS.] pit-, *pit-e, *pit-ee, *pyt-e, s. [O. Fr. pite , pitet (Fr. pit ié ), from Lat. pietatem , acc us. of pietas =piety (q. v.). *1. Piety, religion, devoutne , godline . "What maner men behoueth it you to be in hooli liuynges and pitees [ piet at i bus ]."- Wycliffe : 2 Peter iii. pivot-transom, s. Ordn.: The front member of the cha is.