mulier puisne

noun

mu·​li·​er puis·​ne

¦myülēə(r) ˈpyünē

variants or mulier younger

plural muliers puisne or muliers younger

: a younger legitimate son of a married woman who prior to her marriage has had an older illegitimate son by the father of her legitimate child compare bastard eigne

Word History

Etymology

mulier puisne from (assumed) Anglo-French mulieré puisné, from Anglo-French mulieré legitimate son (from mulier wife, from Latin, woman, wife) + Middle French puisné younger; mulier younger partial translation of (assumed) Anglo-French mulieré puisné

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