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† accidentary, a. Obs.|æksɪˈdɛntərɪ|
[f. accident n. + -ary; as if ad. L. *accidentārius.]
Sense 2 was the earlier in use; see accident n.
1. Fortuitous, casual; = accidental 1, 2.
1607T. Walkington Opt. Glasse of Hum. 34 For this accidentary death instance mote be given of many. 1655Culpeper Riverius v. iv. 127 In some an accidentary Stammering cometh by a Catarrh. 1678Cathol. Cause in Harl. Misc. (Malh.) II. 134 Those that erroneously refer all things unto ..fortune, or such like accidentary events.
2. Having the nature of a logical accident, not affecting the essence, non-essential; = accidental 3, 4.
c1555Harpsfield Div. of Hen. VIII (1878) 246 The second perfection..is not essential but accidentary. 1656Hobbes Six Less. Wks. 1845 VII. 218 Is not the circumduction of a semicircle accidentary to a sphere? |