a. Of or pertaining to an accessory;
adv. In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. accessorius. See Access, and cf. Accessary. ] Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense;
☞ Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of pronunciation. Most orhoëpists place the accent on the first syllable. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n. [ L., fr. antecedere, antecessum. See Antecede, Ancestor. ]
The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Cess, v. i. Cf. Cesser. ] (Law) One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. See Cessavit. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Cess, v. t. ] An assessor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Conceding; permissive. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Intercessory. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. intercessorius. ] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding;
n. [ L. praecessor. ] A predecessor. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. praedecessor; prae before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his successor), a predecessor, fr. decedere: cf. F. prédécesseur. See Decease. ] One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. [ 1913 Webster ]
A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had been over the interests of the state. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. successour, OF. successur, successor, F. successeur, L. successor. See Succeed. ] One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor;
A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of chattels, without naming their successors, vests an absolute property in them so lond as the corporation subsists. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]