ancillary

Definition of Ancillary in English :

furnishing added support

Example Sentences:
'an ancillary pump'
'an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism'
'The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ancillary

adjective

1.

subsidiary

2.

auxiliary; supplementary

ancillary services

noun plural -laries

3.

a subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person

the company has an ancillary abroad

adjective

1.

subordinate

often with to

2.

that serves as an aid; auxiliary

adj.

1. Of secondary importance; subordinate: "For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting" (Herbert Read).

2. Auxiliary or accessory: an ancillary pump.

n. pl. an·cil·lar·ies

1. Something that is subordinate or accessory to something else: a tripod, battery charger, and other camera ancillaries.

2. A person working in a supportive or subordinate role: school ancillaries who look after children who become sick.