Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf.
OF. supernum['e]raire, F. surnum['e]raire. See Super-, and
Numerary, Number.]
1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a
supernumerary officer in a regiment.
2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or
quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses;
supernumerary expense. --Addison.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. Supernumeraries.
1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.
2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual;
especially, a person employed not for regular service, but
only to fill the place of another in case of need;
specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular
actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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