(fencing) The second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.

(in combination) Something that lasts or takes a specified number of seconds. / The person who makes a second to a motion in any formal procedure, such as a parliamentary procedure.

plural of seconder

simple past tense and past participle of second

plural of seconde

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

(transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment. / (transitive) To assist or support; to back.

Something that is number two in a series. / Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority. / The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.

(transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See under #Etymology 3 for translations.) / To follow in the next place; to succeed.

One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant. / One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.