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| − | *puny -- comes from Fr. <i>puisné</i> meaning later-born. The original borrowing "puisne" is still in use in the British judiciary to indicate untitled judges on the Supreme Court for example: "The court is composed of the President and Deputy President and 10 <u>puisne</u> Justices of the Supreme Court." {{ | + | *puny -- comes from Fr. <i>puisné</i> meaning later-born. The original borrowing "puisne" is still in use in the British judiciary to indicate untitled judges on the Supreme Court for example: "The court is composed of the President and Deputy President and 10 <u>puisne</u> Justices of the Supreme Court." <sup><nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki></sup> |
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- chore, char(coal) & ajar are three or four words that come from the Old English verb "to turn": cierran
- puny -- comes from Fr. puisné meaning later-born. The original borrowing "puisne" is still in use in the British judiciary to indicate untitled judges on the Supreme Court for example: "The court is composed of the President and Deputy President and 10 puisne Justices of the Supreme Court." {{cn}}
