Meanings
nounaccessit (plural accessits)
plural accessits
- An honorable mention in an academic contest.
- A vote in the election of a pope.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Italic*kezdō
- Latincēdō
- Latinaccēdō
- Latinaccessit
- Englishaccessit
Learned borrowing from Latin accessit (“he came near”), from accēdō (“approach”) + -it.
More words from Latin
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Basque accesit
- accesithonorable mention in an academic contest
Portuguese accessit
- accessithonorable mention in an academic contest
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APA
accessit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessit
MLA
“accessit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accessit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accessit.
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