PETIT TREASON


Meaning of PETIT TREASON in English

/pet"ee/ , Eng. Law.

the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic.

Also, petty treason .

[ 1490-1500; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .