I. ˈsekəndə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: second (V) + -er
: one who seconds what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes
a most efficient seconder of the department when the House and Administration were harmonious — Allan Nevins
II. noun
or sec·ond·ar “
( -s )
Etymology: seconder modification (influenced by second (I) and -er ) of Latin secundarius, adjective, secondary; secondar modification (influenced by second ) (I) of Latin secundarius, adjective — more at secondary
: a university student formerly second in social rank to a son of a nobleman — compare ternar