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Petties

//ˈpɛtiz// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Pettie form-of, plural
Noun
  1. 1
    Petty or miscellaneous expenses. plural, plural-only

    "This Book of Expences is likewiſe a kind of Caſh-book, and is onely for charges, which generally are poſted once a month in one ſum into the Journal: partly for brevity, to poſt many petties into one ſum; partly becauſe in great mens houſes it's the proper office of ſome one man to adminiſtrate thoſe petty Expences, rendring an account of each particular, as well for Muſtard and Matches to kindle the fire, as of things of greater importance, unto which end there is kept a Particular book."

  2. 2
    plural of petty form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

From petty (adjective, noun) + -ies. The plural noun is a shortening of petty expenses.

Etymology 2

From petty (adjective, noun) + -ies. The plural noun is a shortening of petty expenses.

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