puisné
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Middle French
Etymology
Since Old French, from puis (“after”) + né (“born”).
Adjective
puisné m (feminine singular puisnee, masculine plural puisnez, feminine plural puisnees)
Noun
puisné m (plural puisnez, feminine singular puisnee, feminine plural puisnees)
- one who is born after (born later than another specified person)
Descendants
Old French
Noun
puisné
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References
- “puisne, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
