puisné

Middle French

Etymology

Since Old French, from puis (“after”) +‎ né (“born”).

Adjective

puisné m (feminine singular puisnee, masculine plural puisnez, feminine plural puisnees)

1. born after (born later than another specified person)

Noun

puisné m (plural puisnez, feminine singular puisnee, feminine plural puisnees)

1. one who is born after (born later than another specified person)

Descendants

• French: puîné
• English: puisne, puny

Old French

Noun

puisné

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References

• “puisne, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.