puisne
/ˈpjuː.ni/
adjective
- 1
Younger; junior.
- 2
Insignificant, petty; ineffectual.
- 3
Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior.
“the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer”
- 4
Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary.
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