Definitions for puisne
ˈpyu nipuisne

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. puisneadjective

   Inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.

2. Etymology: puisné, now obsolete form of puîne, contraction of puis + né. Related to puny.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puisneadjective

   Etymology: puis nè, French.

   1. Young; younger; later in time.

   When the place of a chief judge becomes vacant, a puisne judge, who hath approved himself deserving, should be preferred. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

   If he undergo any alteration, it must be in time, or of a puisne date to eternity. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   2. Petty; inconsiderable; small.

   A puisne tilter, that spurs his horse but one side, breaks his staff like a noble goose. William Shakespeare, As You Like it.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puisne

   Puisne (; from Old French puisné, modern puîné, "later born, younger" (and thence, "inferior") from late Latin post-, "after", and natus, "born") is a legal term of art obsolete in many jurisdictions and, when current, used mainly in British English meaning "inferior in rank". In the 18th and 19th-century legal world, the word was more often pronounced to distance it from its anglicized form puny, an adjective meaning "weak or undersized".

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1. Puisneadjective

   later in age, time, etc.; subsequent

2. Puisneadjective

   puny; petty; unskilled

3. Puisneadjective

   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

4. Puisnenoun

   one who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank

5. Etymology: [See Puny.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Puisne

   Puisne is a legal term of art used mainly in British English meaning "inferior in rank". It is pronounced like the word puny, and that word, in the anglicized spelling, has become an ordinary adjective meaning weak or undersized. The judges and barons of the common law courts at Westminster, other than those having a distinct title, were called puisne. By the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1877, a "puisne judge" is deemed a judge of the High Court other than the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of England, the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and their successors respectively. Puisne courts existed as lower courts in the early stages in the judiciary in British North America, in particular Upper Canada and Lower Canada.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Puisne

   pū′ne, adj. (law) younger or inferior in rank, applied to certain judges in England. [O. Fr. (Fr. puiné), from puis—L. post, after, né, pa.p. of naître—L. nasci, natus, to be born.]

Anagrams for puisne »

1. supine

How to pronounce puisne?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of puisne in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of puisne in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Puisne
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=puisne
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puisne
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puisne
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=puisne
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=puisne