mulier puisne

noun Old English Law.

the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.

Nearby words

mulhacén, mulhouse, muliebria, muliebrity, mulier, mulier puisne, mulierty, mulish, mulki, mull, mull over

Compare bastard eigne.

Origin of mulier puisne

First recorded in 1620–30

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