"puisne" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpjuːni/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpjuni/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puisne.wav Forms: more puisne [comparative], most puisne [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti Proto-Italic *posti Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne PIE word *pós From Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”) [and other forms] and Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”) (modern French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”)), from puis (“after; since”) + né (“born”). Puis is derived from Old French pois (“after; since”), from Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), from Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), from post (“after; since”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”)) + ea (“these (things)”); and né from Latin nātus (“born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|frm>puisné>born after|id=inferior|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti Proto-Italic *posti Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne, {{PIE word|en|pós}} PIE word *pós, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|en|xno|puisné|t=later, more recent; junior; weakly}} Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”), {{nb...|puné, puiné, punie, pusné|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{der|en|frm|puisné|t=born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)}} Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”), {{cog|fr|puîné|t=cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)}} French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”), {{der|en|fro|pois|t=after; since}} Old French pois (“after; since”), {{der|en|VL.|*postius|t=afterward}} Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), {{der|en|la|posteā|t=afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then}} Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pós|t=afterwards}} Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”), {{der|en|la|nātus|t=born}} Latin nātus (“born”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to beget; to give birth; to produce}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} puisne (comparative more puisne, superlative most puisne)
  1. (obsolete) Younger; junior. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-puisne-en-adj-1JEPIHYM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 1 22 15 5
  2. (obsolete) Insignificant, petty; ineffectual. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-puisne-en-adj-KhNZfjQA
  3. (law) Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-puisne-en-adj-GebDRBOx Topics: law
  4. (now law) Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-puisne-en-adj-rAOHcetn Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puny (english: some senses)

Noun

IPA: /ˈpjuːni/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpjuni/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-puisne.wav Forms: puisnes [plural]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti Proto-Italic *posti Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne PIE word *pós From Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”) [and other forms] and Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”) (modern French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”)), from puis (“after; since”) + né (“born”). Puis is derived from Old French pois (“after; since”), from Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), from Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), from post (“after; since”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”)) + ea (“these (things)”); and né from Latin nātus (“born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|frm>puisné>born after|id=inferior|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pós-ti Proto-Italic *posti Latin poste Latin post Proto-Indo-European *íh₂ Latin ea Latin posteā Vulgar Latin *postius Old French puis Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁tós Proto-Italic *gnātos Latin gnātus Latin nātus Old French né Old French puisné Middle French puisnébor. English puisne, {{PIE word|en|pós}} PIE word *pós, {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{der|en|xno|puisné|t=later, more recent; junior; weakly}} Anglo-Norman puisné (“later, more recent; junior; weakly”), {{nb...|puné, puiné, punie, pusné|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{der|en|frm|puisné|t=born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)}} Middle French puisné (“born after (a specified person); younger, youngest; one who is born after (a specified person)”), {{cog|fr|puîné|t=cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)}} French puîné (“cadet (born after a sibling); a cadet (someone born after a sibling)”), {{der|en|fro|pois|t=after; since}} Old French pois (“after; since”), {{der|en|VL.|*postius|t=afterward}} Vulgar Latin *postius (“afterward”), {{der|en|la|posteā|t=afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then}} Latin posteā (“afterwards; hereafter; thereafter; next, then”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pós|t=afterwards}} Proto-Indo-European *pós (“afterwards”), {{der|en|la|nātus|t=born}} Latin nātus (“born”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-|t=to beget; to give birth; to produce}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to beget; to give birth; to produce”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} puisne (plural puisnes)
  1. A person of puisne rank.
    Sense id: en-puisne-en-noun-MBYUJkcq

Inflected forms

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