Alternative form of pettyfogging

Alternative form of petit serjeanty

A tenure of lands by rent or tender.

An island in Grenada.

The seabird Pterodroma cookii.

A small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1156). The parish council is joint with Wilsford parish (Pewsey Vale).

Alternative form of underpetticoat

The theoretical lottery game in the St. Petersburg paradox.

(economics) The paradox raised by a particular (theoretical) lottery game that leads to a random variable with infinite expected value (i.e. infinite expected payoff) but nevertheless seems to be worth only a very small amount to the participants.

plural of St. Petersburg lottery