petit serjeanty

petit serjeanty [pet-ee] WORD ORIGIN noun Medieval English Law. serjeanty in which the tenant renders services of an impersonal nature to the king, as providing him annually with an implement of war, as a lance or bow. Liberaldictionary.com

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Compare grand serjeanty. Origin of petit serjeanty Borrowed into English from Anglo-French around 1515–25 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019