Petty Bag
/ˈpɛtɪ baɡ/English Law. Now historical
noun
An office of the common-law jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, dealing with suits for and against the Lord Chancellor's staff, and with minor process and proceedings by recognizances, scire facias, or writs of extent on statutes, or to repeal letters patent, etc. Frequently attributive.
Origin
Late Middle English. From petty + bag, after Anglo-Norman petite bagge.
- Shute, Nevil
- shut-eye
- shut-in
- shut-off
- shut off (or shut something off)
- shut oneself off
- shut one's eyes to
- shut one's mind to
- shut (or bolt) the stable door after the horse has bolted
- shutout
- shut-out bid
- shut someone/thing away
- shut someone/thing in
- shut someone/thing out
- shut something up
- shutter
- shutterbug
- shuttered
- shuttering
- shutterless
- shutter priority
- shutter release
- shutter speed
- shut the door on (or to)
- shut the stable door after the horse has bolted