- 1. a. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. Source: opted
- 2. a. Puny; petty; unskilled. Source: opted
- 3. a. 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. Source: opted
- 4. n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. Source: opted
- 5. 1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] " A puisne date to eternity." Sir M. Hale. 2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.] 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. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. It were not a work for puisnes and novices. Bp. Hall. Source: webster
- 6. Younger or inferior in rank; junior; associate; as, a chiefjustice and three puisne justices of the Court of Common Pleas; thepuisne barons of the Court of Exchequer. Blackstone. Source: adambom
- 7. a. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. a. Puny; petty; unskilled. a. 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. n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. Source: ecdict
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