English Explanatory Dictionary

accessary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
adj
  1. Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.

Pronunciation

/əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/ /ækˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/ En-us-accessory.ogg /ˈaksəs(ɵ)ri/ /əkˈsɛs(ɵ)ri/

Word forms

accessary accessaries accessory more accessary most accessary

Etymology

From Middle English accessarie, axcessary, excercary, from Medieval Latin accessārius.

Derived words

one who after an offense assists shelters the offender not being present at the commission of the offense one who commands counsels an offense not being present at its commission accessaryship accessarily accessariness
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