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puisne
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puisne \Puis"ne\ (p[=u]"n[y^]), a. [See Puny.] 1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] " A puisne date to eternity." --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] 2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) 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. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Puisne \Puis"ne\, n.
One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a
judge of inferior rank.
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It were not a work for puisnes and novices. --Bp. Hall.
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