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Puisne
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What's The Definition Of Puisne?Synonyms | Synonyms for Puisne: Related Terms | Find terms related to Puisne: See Also | Puisne In Webster's Dictionary \Puis"ne\ (p[=u]"n[y^]), a. [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) 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. 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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