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puisne
UK /ˈpjuːni/ US /ˈpjuni/
adj 4noun 1
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2PUISNE + NOUN
barons, gallantries
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Definitions
adj
1
Younger; junior.
2
Insignificant, petty; ineffectual.
it is not conceptible that in an infinite , or indeed in a very long period of Revolutions of Mankind , those or any things of this kind discoverable would have been of so late a puiſne a discovery
But this intrigue of the ancient is a piece of private history, the truth of which my beloved cares not to own, and indeed, affects to disbelieve. As she does also some puisne gallantries of her foolish brother […].
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.
a puisne date to eternity
noun
1
A person of puisne rank.
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it is not conceptible that in an infinite , or indeed in a very long period of Revolutions of Mankind , those or any things of this kind discoverable would have been of so late a puiſne a discovery
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But this intrigue of the ancient is a piece of private history, the truth of which my beloved cares not to own, and indeed, affects to disbelieve. As she does also some puisne gallantries of her fooli
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the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer
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