'Puisne' definitions:
Definition of 'Puisne'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Puisne'
From: GCIDE
- Puisne \Puis"ne\, n. One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a judge of inferior rank. [1913 Webster]
- It were not a work for puisnes and novices. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]