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puisne
[ pyoo-nee ]
adjective
- Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.
noun
- an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
puisne
/ ˈpjuːnɪ /
adjective
- (esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puisne1
C16: from Anglo-French, from Old French puisné born later, from puis at a later date, from Latin posteā afterwards + né born, from naistre to be born, from Latin nascī
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Example Sentences
After a quarter of a century of successful practice he was appointed 1808 a puisne judge of the Supreme Court.
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We must look to quality, and not to weight, for the six puisne judges, as we should call them in the courts.
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Puisne, pū′ne, adj. (law) younger or inferior in rank, applied to certain judges in England.
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After them came the Ricks-Senators in their order, the puisne first.
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Yes, it was the robing and unrobing room of the puisne judges, the magistrates, right enough!
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