Puisne

//ˈpjuːni//

Definitions

1
Younger; junior.
2
Insignificant, petty; ineffectual.
it is not conceptible that in an infinite , or indeed in a very long period of Revolutions of Mankind , those or any things of this kind discoverable would have been of so late a puiſne a discovery
3
Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior.
the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer

1
A person of puisne rank.

Word Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti Proto-Italic *posti Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *pos...

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