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Secundar, Seconder, n.² [e.m.E. seconder (1598) one who comes second; Secund adj. (n.²) or Secundar adj. (n.¹), also in the later dialect until 1829.] At the Universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews: A student of the second social class or rank, below that of a nobleman. — 1642 Comm. Univ. III (St. A.) App. 205.
That in place of the feast called the Bajan Act, each primar sall pay three lib., the secundar tuo lib. and every one of the rest of lower degree fyfteen shillinges 1660 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 375.
For some yeirs bypast the moderators of the universitie have allowed to its bibliothecar … his dyet at the colledg table in the rank of those commonlie callit secundars … it sall be at the optiovne of the said bibliothecar … ether to sit at the second meise of the colledg publick table, or to have in steid … quhatsumever soume of money [etc.] 1684 Skene in Sc. Ant. XI 20.
If he be a seconder his expence will be as folous