accessary
Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/
The English word “accessary” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
adjective
- Accompanying as a subordinate; additional; accessory; especially, uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See accessory.
Etymology
From Middle English accessarie, axcessary, excercary, from Medieval Latin accessārius.
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