petit serjeanty
English
Alternative forms
petit sergeanty
Noun
petit
serjeanty
(
law
,
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
.
Coordinate terms
grand serjeanty