DCHP-2
second Hist. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
THIS ENTRY MAY CONTAIN OUTDATED INFORMATION, TERMS and EXAMPLES
1 n. — Fur Trade
the clerk next senior to the factor of a post.
See also: factor
- 1913 All were placed at table in order of seniority, we apprentice clerks being . . . near the foot, where the kindly "second" . . . presided. . . .
2 n.
the second-in-command of an Indian band.
See also: second chief
- 1913 All were placed at table in order of seniority, we apprentice clerks being . . . near the foot, where the kindly "second" . . . presided. . . .