ANCILLARY
accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
(adjective) furnishing added support; “an ancillary pump”; “an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism”; “The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary
Synonym: accessory
Noun
ancillary (plural ancillaries)
Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
(archaic) An auxiliary.
Anagrams
• Carlylian, cranially
Source: Wiktionary
An"cil*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a female servant.]
Definition: Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary. The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province. Hallam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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