noun
- Plural of puisne; junior or subordinate judges, especially in a court of law.
Usage: legal; chiefly British
Examples
- The puisnes on the bench were responsible for hearing lower-level cases.
- In the English court system, puisnes serve under the chief justice.
- The puisnes delivered their verdicts after careful deliberation.
- Several puisnes were appointed to the appellate division last year.