- (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.
- (a.) Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
- (n.) One who is younger or of inferior rank; a junior; especially, a judge of inferior rank.
- (a.) Puny; petty; unskilled.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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