Before revision: 400px| The Peasant Wedding, a 16th-century painting that depicts what would later be called the small bourgeoisie Petite bourgeoisie (, literally 'small bourgeoisie'; also anglicised as petty bourgeoisie) is a term that refers to a social class composed of semi-autonomous peasants and small-scale merchants.
After revision: The Peasant Wedding, a 16th-century painting that depicts what would later be called the small bourgeoisie Petite bourgeoisie (, literally 'small bourgeoisie'; also anglicised as petty bourgeoisie) is a term that refers to a social class composed of semi-autonomous peasants and small-scale merchants.