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
17 May 2025
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