Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Access

Access (#; 277) , noun

[French accès, Latin accessus, from accedere. See Accede.]

1.
A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.
I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me. — Shakespeare
2.
The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land.
All access was thronged. — Milton
3.
Admission to sexual intercourse.
During coverture, access of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown. — Blackstone
4.
Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]
I, from the influence of thy looks, receive Access in every virtue. — Milton
5.
An onset, attack, or fit of disease.
The first access looked like an apoplexy. — Burnet
6.
A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access of fury. [A Gallicism]