Accessory, ak'-ses-or-e, a

contributing; aiding to the principal agent, or in a subordinate way to the general effect: s. one guilty of a felony, not as principal,but by aiding, abetting, or concealing the offender; an accomplice. Those parts of a design which are added merely for ornament; in general, any secondary accompaniment [Paint. and Sculp.] Acce orily, ak' -ses-so-re-le, ad. in the manner of an acce ory. Acce orine , ak'-ses-so-re-nes, s. the state of being acce ory.