(see ACCESSORY). [f. ACCESSORY a. + -NESS.] The quality of being accessory; secondary character, subordinate association. Sometimes used less correctly for ACCESSARINESS.
a. 1655. Vines, Lord’s Supp. (1677), 386. Allowance & content defiles by accessoriness unto the sin.
1668. Wilkins, Real Char., 35. Relations of quality at large … 4. Accessoriness, Abet, adherent, second, Companion.
