An*nex" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Annexed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n.
Annexing.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of
annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to
fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.] 1.
To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; --
followed by to. "He annexed a codicil to a will."
Johnson.
2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a
greater.
He annexed a province to his kingdom.
Johnson.
3. To attach or connect, as a consequence,
condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or
punishment to guilt.
Syn. -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See
Add.
An*nex", v. i. To join; to be
united. Tooke.
An*nex" (&?;), n. [F. annexe, L.
annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.]
Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a
writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
