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supernumerary

Supernumerary is a 13 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter Y for which we found 4 definitions.

Definition
(a.) Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as a supernumerary officer in a regiment.
(a.) Exceeding a necessary usual or required number or quality; superfluous; as supernumerary addresses; supernumerary expense.
(n.) A person or thing beyond the number stated.
(n.) 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.
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