petit treason or pet·ty trea·son [pet-ee] WORD ORIGIN noun English Law. the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic. Liberaldictionary.com
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Origin of petit treason Borrowed into English from Anglo-French around 1490–1500 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of
The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman, Who Murdered Their Master at Charlestown, Mass., in 1755;
The Trial and Execution for Petit Treason of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt.
Thetrial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt