Definition of Puisne
Puis´ne
Pronunciation:
pū´nŷ
a.
1.
Later
in
age
,
time
,
etc
.;
subsequent
.
2.
Puny
;
petty
;
unskilled
.
3.
(Law)
Younger
or
inferior
in
rank
;
junior
;
associate
;
as
,
a
chief
justice
and
three
puisne
justices
of
the
Court
of
Common
Pleas
;
the
puisne
barons
of
the
Court
of
Exchequer
.
n.
1.
One
who
is
younger
,
or
of
inferior
rank
;
a
junior
;
esp
.,
a
judge
of
inferior
rank
.
It
were
not
a
work
for
puisnes
and
novices
.
- Bp. Hall.
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