Meaning & use
Petit
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Small or minor, especially in certain legal and specialized English phrases borrowed from French.
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The defendant was charged with petit larceny for stealing a small item from the store.
A petit jury of twelve citizens was selected to hear the case.
A note on using this word
"Petit" survives in English chiefly in fixed legal and culinary phrases such as "petit jury," "petit larceny," and "petit four," rather than as a freestanding adjective.
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