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petit sergeanty

petit sergeanty is the alternative form of petit serjeanty.

Meaning of petit serjeanty

Noun

petit serjeanty

  1. (historical) A kind of land tenure requiring serjeanty (i.e. personal service other than military service) to a mesne lord rather than the king or a lord paramount.

Questions about petit sergeanty

What is petit sergeanty the alternative form of?
Petit sergeanty is the alternative form of petit serjeanty.

Words near petit sergeanty in the dictionary

  1. petit maître
  2. Petit Nevis
  3. petit pois
  4. petit pâté
  5. Petit Saint Vincent
  6. petit sergeanty
  7. petit serjeanty
  8. petit souper
  9. petit treason
  10. petit-bourgeois
  11. petit-maître

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