a. [f. L. accessōrius, see ACCESSORY + -AL 1.] Of the nature of an accessory or accompaniment; associated in a secondary yet useful manner; auxiliary, supplementary.
1726. Ayliffe, Parergon, 490. A sentence pray’d or mov’d for … on Accessorial matters … may be uncertain.
1860. Whiteside, Italy in 19th Cent., xli. 431. Lastly, there are accessorial punishments. The pillory, public acknowledgment of guilt, etc.
