[su.per.nu.mer.ary] adj [LL supernumerarius, fr. L super- + numerus number] (1605) 1 a: exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number "a ~ tooth" b: not enumerated among the regular components of a group and esp. of a military organization
2: exceeding what is necessary, required, or desired
3: mor e numerous
[2]supernumerary n, pl -ar.ies (1639) 1: a supernumerary person or thing
2: an actor employed to play a walk-on