puîné

See also: puìne

French

Alternative forms

• puiné (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɥi.ne/

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• 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

Further reading

• “puîné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.