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Adjective: puisne  pyoo-nee
  1. (law) Lower in rank or seniority; junior
    "The puisne judge deferred to the opinion of the chief justice"
Noun: puisne  pyoo-nee
  1. (law) a judge of inferior rank or standing
    "As a puisne judge, he presided over less complex cases"

Derived forms: puisnes

Encyclopedia: Puisne