puîné

See also: puìne

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French puisné (literally “born after”), from puis né.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɥi.ne/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -e

Adjective

puîné (feminine puînée, masculine plural puînés, feminine plural puînées)

  1. (law, literary) cadet (born after a sibling)
    Synonym: cadet
    Antonym: aîné
  2. (law, Canada) puisne

Noun

puîné m (plural puînés, feminine puînée)

  1. (law, literary) cadet (someone born after a sibling)
    Synonym: cadet
    Antonym: aîné

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