Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AN-NEX', v.t. [L. annecto, annexum; Fr. annexer; of ad and necto, to tie, or connect.]

1. To unite at the end; as, to annex a codicil to a will. To subjoin; to affix.
2. To unite, as a smaller thing to a greater; as, to annex a province to a kingdom.
3. To unite to something preceding, as the main object; to connect with; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to quilt.