petit

adjective

1. (now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little.

2. Petty, in its various senses:

3. (obsolete) Few in number.

4. (now uncommon, of objects) Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.

5. (law, of scale) small, minor.

6. (now rare) Secondary; lower in rank.

noun

1. (obsolete, usually plural) A little schoolboy.

2. (obsolete, rare) A kind of pidgeon.

3. (printing, dated, French and Germany contexts) Alternative term for brevier.