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n.; pl. Accessories 1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate. “The aspect and accessories of a den of banditti.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Same as Accessary, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Fine Arts) Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts. Elmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See Abettor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to admission. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory. [ 1913 Webster ]

The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Allusive. [ R. ] Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. collusorius. ] Collusive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. compulsorius. ] 1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to compulsion. [ 1913 Webster ]

This contribution threatening to fall infinitely short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Conceding; permissive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Conclusive. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cursorius, fr. cursor. See Cursor. ] 1. Running about; not stationary. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially performed; slight; superficial; careless. [ 1913 Webster ]

Events far too important to be treated in a cursory manner. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. décisoire. See Decision. ] Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. defensorius. ] Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. Delusive; fallacious. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. depulsorius. ] Driving or thrusting away; averting. [ R. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. derisorius: cf. F. dérisoire. ] Derisive; mocking. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. descensorium: cf. OF. descensoire. See Descend. ] A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Desponsories A written pledge of marriage. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dimissorius: cf. F. dimissoire. See Dimit. ] Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Letters dimissory (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese, and recommending him for reception there. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Argumentative; discursive; reasoning. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dissuasive. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill luck in all his dissuasories. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving or tending to divert; also, distinguishing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. diversorium, deversorium, an inn or lodging. ] A wayside inn. [ Obs. or R. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. elusorius. ] Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful; deceptive. -- E*lu"so*ri*ness n. [1913 Webster]

a. (Anat.) Same as Emissary, a., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exclusorius. ] Able to exclude; excluding; serving to exclude. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the ability to perceive or gain information about external facts or events by means other than the senses. the existence of such an ability, as well as other parapsychologial phenomena, is widely disbelieved among scientists, and no demonstration of the phenomenon satisfyng rigorous standards of scientific proof has been reported. [ PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. illusore. ] Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Incensories [ LL. incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer. ] The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Infusorial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Infusories (Zool.) One of the Infusoria; -- usually in the pl. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. intercessorius. ] Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by, intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lusorius. See Illusory. ] Used in play; sportive; playful. [ Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n.; pl. L. -soria E. -sories [ NL. ostensorium: cf. F. ostensoir. See Ostensible. ] (R. C. Ch.) Same as Monstrance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. percursor one who runs through, fr. percurrere. See Percurrent. ] Running over slightly or in haste; cursory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Persuasive. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. possessorius: cf. F. possessoire. ] Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a possessory lord. [ 1913 Webster ]

Possessory action or
Possessory suit (Law), an action to regain or obtain possession of something. See under Petitory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praecursorius. ] Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An introduction. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Introductory; prelusive. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. professorius. ] Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Promissory note (Law), a written promise to pay to some person named, and at a time specified therein, or on demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely and at all events; -- frequently called a note of hand. Kent. Byles. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Propulsive. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. provisoire. ] 1. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional; as, a provisory clause. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Making temporary provision; provisional. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. reclusorium. ] The habitation of a recluse; a hermitage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission; remissive. “A sacrifice expiatory or remissory.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. repulsorius. ] Repulsive; driving back. [ 1913 Webster ]