puisne (comparative more puisne, superlative most puisne)
(obsolete) Younger; junior. [16th–19th c.]
(obsolete) Insignificant, petty; ineffectual. [16th–19th c.]
(legal) Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior. [from 17th c.]
(now, legal) Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary. [from 17th c.]
• The legal term is now used almost exclusively in common law jurisdictions such as England, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, and formerly in Hong Kong. The equivalent term in the United States is associate justice.
• punies, supine
Source: Wiktionary
Puis"ne (pu"ny), a. Etym: [See Puny.]
1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] " A puisne date to eternity." Sir M. Hale.
2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.]
3. (Law)
Definition: 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. Blackstone.
Puis"ne, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
