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accessary

/əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-ces-sary
IPA
/əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

adj

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

Example Sentences

  • "To both their deaths ſhalt thou be acceſſary."

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: accessarie, accessārius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/
  • British English: /əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

accessaries (plural) accessory (alternative) more accessary (comparative) most accessary (superlative)

Derived Forms

assists accessaryship accessarily accessariness

Phrases

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

Synonyms

accessory

Homonyms

accessory

Questions

How do you pronounce accessary?
The recorded pronunciation is /əkˈsɛs(ə)ɹi/.
What does accessary mean?
Someone who accedes to some act, now especially a crime; one who contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.
Where does accessary come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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