Pertentent

Relevant; materially relevant. Opposed, impertinent. Said of evidence which is useful in proving a cause of action or a defense. See Impertinence; Eelevant. PETIT; PETTY.2 Small, little; the lesser; opposed to gfrand and high: as, petty constable, g. v.; petit or petty — jury, larceny, treason, qq. v. See also PETTi FoaGEK. Petty-bag office. Proceedings to cancel letterspatent were in the " Petty Bag " office of the court of chancery, in which common-law proceedings were cai^ied on, and all were entitled "In the Petty Bag Office in Chancery." = See Hanapeb.