puisne
/ˈpjuːnɪ/adjective
attrib.
- Law (in the UK and some other countries) denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices【律】（英国等国家）普通法官的, 助理法官的。
词源
late 16th cent. （as a noun，denoting a junior or inferior person）： from Old French，from puis （from Latin postea 'afterwards'）+ne 'born' （from Latin natus）. Compare with PUNY.