Found 2 items, similar to Petty officer.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: petty officer petty officer n : a noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army [syn: PO, P.O.]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Petty officer Petty \Pet"ty\, a. [Compar. Pettier; superl. Pettiest.] [OE. petit, F. petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf. Petit.] Little; trifling; inconsiderable; also, inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; 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. [1913 Webster]