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PUISNE

\pjˈuːɪsnɪ], \pjˈuːɪsnɪ], \p_j_ˈuː_ɪ_s_n_ɪ]\

Definitions of PUISNE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

(law) Inferior in rank, applied to certain judges in England.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Younger; lower in rank.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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