accessary C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ækˈsɛsəri/ UK /əkˈsɛsəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory He was charged as an accessary to the robbery. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who aids in a... accessoryaccompliceabettorconfederatecollaborator ↔ Opposites principal Word family Related forms accessoryaccessaccede Etymology AI details A variant spelling of accessory, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield'). accessōrius la-med cēdere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # accessary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ækˈsɛsəri/ **IPA (UK):** /əkˈsɛsəri/ ## Meanings 1. a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory ## Examples - He was charged as an accessary to the robbery. ## Synonyms - accessory - accomplice - abettor - confederate - collaborator ## Antonyms - principal ## Related Forms - accessory - access - accede ## Roots and Affixes - Root: accessōrius - Root: cēdere ## Etymology A variant spelling of accessory, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield'). ## AI Etymology Accessary is a noun and adjective meaning "a person who aids in a crime without being the principal; an accessory". Historically, it is a variant spelling of accessory, from Medieval Latin accessōrius, from Latin accēdere ('to approach, be added'), from ad- ('to') + cēdere ('to go, yield'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: accessary is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Medieval Latin accessōrius with Latin cēdere. Close English family members include accessory, access, and accede. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown