Puisne

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Lower in rank; junior.
  • n. One of lesser rank than another, especially an associate judge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
  • adj. Puny; petty; unskilled.
  • adj. Younger or inferior in rank; junior; associate
  • n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In law, younger or inferior in rank.
  • Later.
  • Same aspuny, 2.
  • n. A junior; an inferior; specifically, in law, a judge of inferior rank.
  • Word Usage
    "To him no doubt more than one puisne judge, suffragan bishop, member of parliament, or cabinet minister today owe their careers, and each and every one of their youthful peccadilloes went with Arthur to his grave, which, incidentally, is under a pretty gum tree on the southeast side of the Bulpadock."
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