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pet'it ser'jeanty
Pronunciation: (pet'ē), [key] Medieval Eng. Law.
serjeanty in which the tenant renders services of an impersonal nature to the king, as providing him annually with an implement of war, as a lance or bow. Cf.
grand serjeanty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.