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petty officer
(encz) | petty officer,poddůstojník Zdeněk Brož |
Petty officer
(gcide) | Petty \Pet"ty\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Pettier
(p[e^]t"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Pettiest.] [OE. petit, F.
petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf.
Petit.]
Little; trifling; inconsiderable; unimportant; also,
inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; petty complaints; a
petty prince. --Denham.
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Like a petty god
I walked about, admired of all. --Milton.
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Petty averages. See under Average.
Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or
amounts.
Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,
corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
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Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty
treason, See Petit.
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Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling;
trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
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petty officer
(wn) | petty officer
n 1: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a
rank comparable to sergeant in the Army [syn: {petty
officer}, PO, P.O.] |
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chief petty officer
(encz) | chief petty officer, |
master chief petty officer
(encz) | master chief petty officer, |
petty officer first class
(encz) | petty officer first class, |
petty officer second class
(encz) | petty officer second class, |
petty officer third class
(encz) | petty officer third class, |
senior chief petty officer
(encz) | senior chief petty officer, |
Petty officer
(gcide) | Petty \Pet"ty\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Pettier
(p[e^]t"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Pettiest.] [OE. petit, F.
petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf.
Petit.]
Little; trifling; inconsiderable; unimportant; also,
inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; petty complaints; a
petty prince. --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
Like a petty god
I walked about, admired of all. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Petty averages. See under Average.
Petty cash, money expended or received in small items or
amounts.
Petty officer, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,
corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.
[1913 Webster]
Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty
treason, See Petit.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling;
trivial; unimportant; frivolous.
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chief petty officer
(wn) | chief petty officer
n 1: a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank |
senior chief petty officer
(wn) | senior chief petty officer
n 1: a senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard
with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army [syn:
senior chief petty officer, SCPO] |
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