Puisne

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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