PUISNE


Meaning of PUISNE in English

/pyooh"nee/ , adj.

1. Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.

n.

2. an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.

[ 1590-1600; puis after ( postea ) + ne born, ptp. of naistre to be born ( nascere ); cf. PUNY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .