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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Puisne

/(pū"ny̆)/ · Puis·ne · IPA /ˈpjuni/
01 a. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
  1. 1.
    Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    Puny; petty; unskilled.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    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.(Law)
02 n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank.
  1. 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.