adjective
- of lower rank; junior in position or authority
Usage: legal; formal
Examples
- The puisne judges deferred to the chief justice’s opinion.
- As a puisne member of the court, she had limited administrative duties.
- The puisne justices were appointed after the chief justice.
- He served as a puisne judge for ten years before his promotion.
- The court consisted of one chief justice and several puisne judges.
- Puisne judges typically handle routine cases and appeals.