Second

sek′und, adj. immediately following the first: the ordinal of two: next in position: inferior: other: another: favourable.— n. one who, or that which, follows or is second: one who attends another in a duel or a prize-fight: a supporter: the 60th part of a minute of time, or of a degree.— v.t. to follow: to act as second: to a ist: to encourage: to support the mover of a question or resolution: ( mus. ) to sing second to: to put into temporary retirement in the army, as an officer when holding civil office (usually sēcond′). — n. Sec′ond-ad′ventist , one who lives in expectation of a second coming of Christ to establish a personal kingdom on earth, a premillenarian.— adv. Sec′ondarily , in a secondary manner or degree: ( B. ) secondly.— n. Sec′on dari ne .— adj. Sec′ondary , following or coming after the first: second in position: inferior: subordinate: deputed.— n. a subordinate: a delegate or deputy.— adjs. Sec′ond-best , next to the best: best except one—( Come off second-best , to get the worst of a contest); Sec′ond-cla , inferior to the first, as a second-cla carriage.— ns. Sec′onder , one who seconds or supports; Sec′ond-flour , flour of a coarser quality, seconds.— adj. Sec′ond-hand , received as it were from the hand of a second person: not new: that has been used by another.— n. a hand for marking seconds on a clock or watch.— adv. Sec′ondly , in the second place.— ns. Sec′ond-mark , the character ″ as the mark in mathematics for a second of arc, in architecture for inches, and as a sign for a second of time; Secon′do , the lower part in a duet.— adj. Sec′ond-rate , being second in power, size, rank, quality, or value.— ns. Sec′ond-sight (see Sight ); Sec′onds-pen′dulum , a pendulum which makes one oscillation per second of mean time.— Secondary education , that which is higher than primary or elementary; Secondary formation , rocks , strata , the Mesozoic strata; Secondary planet , a moon or satellite; Secondary school , a school for higher education; Second childhood , a condition of mental weakne often accompanying old age; Second coming , the second coming of Christ, or Second Advent; Second cousin , the child of a cousin; Second estate , the House of Lords; Second guard , an additional guard to a sword; Second story , in America, the second range of rooms from the first level, called in England the first floor; Second thoughts , reconsideration. [Fr.,—L. secund us — sequi , secutus , to follow.]