plural of Pettie

A surname.

A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

(historical) A former department of the Court of Chancery that dealt with suits involving solicitors and officers of that court.

Any form of racial segregation that applies only to public spaces.

plural of petty officer

plural of petty larceny

(law) A misdemeanor larceny; an act of theft wherein the amount stolen is insufficient to constitute grand larceny.

(Marxism) A social class of that bourgeoisie that typically works alongside their employees if they have any, exemplified by shopkeepers and professionals.

plural of petty theft