second

second adj

Fr. < L. 'following'.

  1. Resurrected; transfigured; glorious.
  2. Another; next in order of.
  3. Lesser; inferior.

second [-s, -'s] n

Fr. < L. 'next, to follow'.

  1. Moment; [metonymy] brief lifetime.
  2. Instant; 1/60<sup>th</sup> of a minute; [fig.] following one.