petit cape
noun
pet·it ca·pe
ˈpet|ē,
ˈpet|,
|iˈkā(ˌ)pē,
-ˈkä(ˌ)pā
: a writ formerly used in English real actions for the recovery of land
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French (partial translation of Medieval Latin cape parvum), from petit small + cape any of several writs including the grand cape and the petit cape