puisne

Definitions


[ˈpjuːni], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (in the UK and some other countries) denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices


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Origin:
late 16th century (as a noun, denoting a junior or inferior person): from Old French, from puis (from Latin postea ‘afterwards’) + ne ‘born’ (from Latin natus). Compare with puny




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