Толковый словарь английского языка - accessory

I. noun also accessary (plural -ries) Date: 15th century 1. a person not actually or constructively present but contributing as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense, a person who knowing that a crime has been committed aids or shelters the offender with intent to defeat justice, 2. a thing of secondary or subordinate importance ; adjunct, an object or device not essential in itself but adding to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else , II. adjective Date: 1607 assisting as a subordinate, aiding or contributing in a secondary way ; supplementary, present in a minor amount and not essential as a constituent