ˈped.]ē, ˈpet], ]i, ]ə̇t; pəˈtēt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French
1. archaic : small
a really handsome man … with … an erect though somewhat petit figure — Hugh Miller †1856
2. obsolete : insignificant , trifling
he hated every thing petit — W.H.Dilworth
3. archaic : secondary , subordinate
tried all petit cases relating to the inhabitants — Genealogical Magazine