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petit treason

pet·it trea·son
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pet-ee tree-zuh n]
    • /ˈpɛt i ˈtri zən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pet-ee tree-zuh n]
    • /ˈpɛt i ˈtri zən/

Definition of petit treason words

  • noun petit treason the killing of a husband by his wife, of a lord by his servant, or of an ecclesiastic by a subordinate ecclesiastic. 1
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Origin of petit treason

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
Borrowed into English from Anglo-French around 1490-1500

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Parts of speech for Petit treason

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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petit treason popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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