SECONDARY (2)

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Sec″ond‐a‐ry (?), n.; pl. Secondaries (�). 1. 1. One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate or deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London.
Old Escalus . . . is thy secondary. Shak. 2. 2. (Astron.) (a) A secondary circle. (b) A satellite.
3. 3. (Zoöl.) A secondary quill.