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What does puisne mean?

puisne adjective

— (obsolete) Younger; junior. [16th–19th c.]

— (obsolete) Insignificant, petty; ineffectual. [16th–19th c.]

— (legal) Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior. [from 17th c.]

— (now, legal) Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary. [from 17th c.]

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junior

younger

substandard

later

inferior