noun
1.
a. : the second and usually next to highest group in a classification specifically : the group of persons who have obtained next to highest distinction in an honors course at a British university
b. : a place in or a member of such a group
2. : a class of accommodations (as on a railroad train) superior to third or tourist class and inferior to first class — compare cabin class
3. : a class of United States or Canadian mail comprising newspapers and periodicals sent to regular subscribers — see transient second class
4. : the second rank in the rising scale of ranks in the Boy Scouts of America or the Girl Scouts of America — compare first class , tenderfoot