/ Dictionary / Index S second estate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sec'ond estate' Pronunciation: [key] the second of the three estates: the nobles in France; the lords temporal in England. Cf.(def. 5). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Second Empire second fiddle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language