e/Puisne

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has glosseng: Puisne (pronounced ) (from Old French puisne, modern puîné, later born, inferior; Lat. postea, afterwards, and natus, born) is a legal term of art used mainly in British English meaning "inferior in rank." It is pronounced like the word puny, and the word, so spelled, has become an ordinary adjective meaning weak or undersized.
lexicalizationeng: Puine
lexicalizationeng: puisne
lexicalizationeng: Puîné
instance of(noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government
judicial system, judicatory, judicature, judiciary

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