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Second estate — Second Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second estate — see ESTATE (sense 2) n … English World dictionary
second estate — noun the nobility in France and the peerage in Britain • Syn: ↑Lords Temporal • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
second estate — sec′ond estate′ n. why the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the Lords Temporal in England Compare estate 6) … From formal English to slang
second estate — /sɛkənd əˈsteɪt/ (say sekuhnd uh stayt) noun See estate (def. 6) …
second estate — noun Usage: often capitalized S&E Date: circa 1935 the second of the traditional political classes; specifically nobility … New Collegiate Dictionary
Second Estate — The Nobility … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
estate — [ə stāt′, istāt′] n. [ME & OFr estat, STATE] 1. a) state or condition [to restore the theater to its former estate] b) a condition or stage of life [to come to man s estate] c) status or rank 2 … English World dictionary
Second — Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another; other.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Second Adventist — Second Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
