Associations to the word «Puisne»

Wiktionary

PUISNE, adjective. (legal) Inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.
PUISNE, adjective. (obsolete) Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent.
PUISNE, adjective. (obsolete) Puny; petty; unskilled.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.