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petit serjeanty

[ pet-ee ]

noun

, Medieval English Law.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of petit serjeanty1

Borrowed into English from Anglo-French around 1515–25

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