| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | puis·ne |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  py  n |
| ADJECTIVE: | Chiefly British Lower in rank; junior. | | NOUN: | One of lesser rank than another, especially an associate judge. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Old French puisne : puis, afterward (ultimately from Latin post; see apo- in Appendix I) + ne, born (from Latin n tus, past participle of nsc , to be born; see gen - in Appendix I).
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