Complete Definition of "puisne"

English

Pronunciation
/'pju ni/

Etymology
French puisné "younger," from puis "after" and né, past participle of naître "to be born"; related to puny

Noun
puisne (adjective)

  1. Law inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.

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