seconde

[ si-kond; French suh-gawnd ]

noun

, Fencing.

, plural se·condes [si-, kondz, s, uh, -, gawnd].

1. the second of the eight defensive positions.

seconde

/ səɡɔ̃d; sɪˈkɒnd /

noun

1. the second of eight positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing

Word History and Origins

Origin of seconde¹

1680–90; < French, feminine of second second ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of seconde¹

C18: from French seconde parade the second parry

Example Sentences

Or la seconde anne 1609 les Anglois, soubs un autre capitaine, changerent de faon.

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It was the well-known extension en seconde; a favourite trick among Parisian swordsmen of the Romantic school.

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Belgian Archives, Compte Rendu de la commission royale d'histoire, seconde srie, ix.

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And vnderstonde wele that euery figure sette in the first place signyfiethe his digit; In the seconde place .10.

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The seconde rule is suche, whan the progressioun naturelle endithe in nombre ode.

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