in a general sense, denotes any casual event.

in logic, signifies secondary qualities, or such as do not essentially belong to any subject.

in grammar. See Grammar.

in heraldry, an additional point or mark in a coat of arms, which may be either omitted or retained without altering the essence of the armour; such as, abatements, differences, and tincture.

among physicians, an obsolete term for a symptom.

ACCIDENTS, in astrology, the most remarkable occurrences in a man's life.

Absolute Accident, in the Romish church, an accident which may possibly subside, at least miraculously, without a subject; which is unintelligible jargon.