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Meaning of 'puisne' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Puisne [ a.]
- Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
- Puny; petty; unskilled.
- 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.
2 . Puisne [ n.]
- One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank.

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