Puisne
Pronunciation : Puis"ne (pu"ny)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Puny.]
Definition : 1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] " A puisne date to eternity." Sir M. Hale.
2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.]
3. (Law)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Puis"ne
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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