petit treason









petit treason


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

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