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- [pyoo-nee]
- /ˈpyu ni/
- /ˈpjuː.nɪ/
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- [pyoo-nee]
- /ˈpyu ni/
Definitions of puisne word
- adjective puisne Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment. 1
- noun puisne an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice. 1
- adjective puisne (esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank 0
- adjective puisne of lower rank; junior, as in appointment 0
- noun puisne an associate justice as distinguished from chief justice 0
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Origin of puisne
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Puisne
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preposition
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determiner
exclamation
puisne popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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