Noah Webster
Petty
PET'TY, adjective Small; little; trifling; inconsiderable; as a petty trespass; a petty crime.
1. Inferior; as a petty prince.
We usually write petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason. [See Petit.]
PET'TY, adjective Small; little; trifling; inconsiderable; as a petty trespass; a petty crime.
1. Inferior; as a petty prince.
We usually write petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason. [See Petit.]