accessary

noun
/əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/US/ˈaksəs(ɵ)ri/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from accessārius
  2. inherited from accessarie

Definitions

  1. Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime

    Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

  2. Accompanying as a subordinate

    Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.

    • To both their deaths ſhalt thou be acceſſary.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for accessary. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA