‖ petit souper
(pəti supe)
[F. petit little, and souper supper.]
A little supper; an unceremonious supper to which a few intimates are admitted; orig. in reference to the French court in the 18th century.
| 1765 Ann. Reg. ii. 56 Those petit-soupers of which the king [of France] is so fond. 1819 Shelley Peter Bell v. i, Among the guests who often staid Till the Devil's petits-soupers. 1849 Longfellow in Life (1891) II. 149 After the concert a petit⁓souper. |