puisne

American  

[pyoo-nee] / ˈpju ni /

adjective

1. Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment.

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noun

1. an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.

puisne British  

/ ˈpjuːnɪ /

adjective

1. (esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank

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Etymology

Origin of puisne

1590–1600; < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French puis after (< Latin posteā ) + ne born, past participle of naistre to be born (< Latin nāscere ); cf. puny

Example Sentences

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puisne

So he enlisted as butler in the family of a puisne judge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Appointed puisne judge of Supreme Court of Quebec, 1878; and the same year became professor of civil law in Laval University; later dean of the faculty.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

Appointed a puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Ontario, 1877; raised to the chief-justiceship, 1887.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

This court is presided over by a chief justice, with five puisne judges, and has appellate civil and criminal jurisdiction for the Dominion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Appointed a puisne judge of the Court of Queen's Bench, 1837.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various