Category:Supernumerary

Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry, a. Etym: [l. supernumerarius: cf. Of. Supernuméraire, f. surnuméraire. 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.

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.