- secundanus
- sĕcundānus, a, um, adj. [secundus]; in gen., the second in rank or order (postclass.):
Juppiter,
i. e. Neptune, Mart. Cap. 1, § 47:Pales,
id. ib. 1, § 51.— Plur. as subst.: sĕcundāni, ōrum, m. (sc. milites), soldiers of the second legion (like primani, tertiani, decimani, etc.):secundani terga hostium caedunt (preceded by secundae legionis principes hastatique),
Liv. 34, 15 fin.; 34, 46 fin.; 41, 3; Tac. H. 5, 16; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.