petitement (pĕtit-mān), adv., in a small way; little; slenderly, meanly, poorly. Il est logé —; he has modest lodgings, he is cramped for room.
petite-oie, n.f., (n.p.) (cook.) giblets; ☉stockings, gloves, hat and other minor parts of clothing; ☉minor tokens of love.
petitesse, n.f., smallness, littleness, shortness, insignificance; meanness, shabbiness; shallowness, narrowness. — d’âme; meanness of soul. — d’esprit; narrowness of mind. C’est une — de sa part; it is a piece of meanness on his part.
petit-gris, n.m., (—s-—) minever, Siberian squirrel.
pétition, n.f., petition, memorial, request. Faire une —; to draw up, to address, a petition. Faire présenter une —; to petition, to memorialize. — de principe; (log.) petitio principii, begging the question.
pétitionnaire, n.m.f., petitioner, applicant.
pétitionnement, n.m., petitioning, memorializing.
pétitionner, v.n., to make a request, to petition, to memorialize.
pétitoire, adj., (jur.) petitory (claiming the right of property in real estate).
pétitoire, n.m., (jur.) claim of ownership.