puisne
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puisne /ˈpjuːni/
▶adjective Law (in the UK and some other countries) denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices.
– origin C16 (as n., denoting a junior or inferior person): from OFr., from puis ‘afterwards’ + ne ‘born’; cf. puny.
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