mulier puisne
mulier younger
Definition of mulier puisne
muliers puisne
ormuliers 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
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Origin and Etymology of mulier puisne
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 — more at puny
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