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an·cil·lar·y A0286600 (ăn′sə-lĕr′ē)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.
[From Latin ancilla, maidservant, feminine diminutive of anculus, servant; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]ancillary (ænˈsɪlərɪ) adj1. subsidiary2. auxiliary; supplementary: ancillary services. n, pl -lariesa subsidiary or auxiliary thing or person: the company has an ancillary abroad. [C17: from Latin ancillāris concerning maidservants, from ancilla, diminutive of ancūla female servant]an•cil•lar•y (ˈæn səˌlɛr i; esp. Brit. ænˈsɪl ə ri)
adj., n., pl. -lar•ies. adj. 1. subordinate; subsidiary. 2. auxiliary; assisting. n. 3. something that serves in an ancillary capacity. [1660–70] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ancillary - furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"adjunct, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, accessorysupportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
ancillaryadjective supplementary, supporting, extra, additional, secondary, subsidiary, accessory, subordinate, auxiliary, contributory Ancillary services like cleaning are put up for competitive tender.
major, chief, main, prime, premier, primary, principal, cardinalancillaryadjectiveGiving or able to give help or support:accessory, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive.TranslationsaccessoireauxiliairesecondaireancillaresecondarioancillaryenUK
an·cil·lar·y (an'si-lār-ē), Auxiliary, accessory, or secondary. [L. ancillaris, relating to a maidservant] ancillary adjective Referring to that which is over and above a norm; additional, supplementary. The term is included highlight the differences in pronunciation between British and American English.
Medspeak-UK: pronounced, ann SILL urry.
Medspeak-US: pronounced, ANN sill airy.an·cil·la·ry (an'sil-ar-ē) Auxiliary, accessory, or secondary. [L. ancillaris, relating to a maidservant]AncillaryenUK
Related to Ancillary: Ancillary relief, Ancillary RevenueAncillarySubordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim. For example, a plaintiff wins a judgment for a specified sum of money against a defendant in a Negligence action. The defendant refuses to pay the judgment. The plaintiff begins another proceeding for a writ of attachment so that the judgment will be satisfied by the sale of the defendant's property seized under the writ. The attachment proceeding is ancillary, or subordinate, to the negligence suit. An ancillary proceeding is sometimes called an ancillary suit or bill. A claim for Alimony is an ancillary claim dependent upon the primary claim that there are sufficient legal grounds for a court to grant a Divorce. ANCILLARY. That which is subordinate on, or is. subordinate to, some otherdecision. Encyc. Lond. 1 AncillaryenUK
Ancillary1. See: Ancillary benefit.
2. See: Ancillary charge.
3. See: Ancillary revenue.AcronymsSeeancientancillaryenUK
Related to ancillary: Ancillary relief, Ancillary RevenueSynonyms for ancillaryadj supplementarySynonyms- supplementary
- supporting
- extra
- additional
- secondary
- subsidiary
- accessory
- subordinate
- auxiliary
- contributory
Antonyms- major
- chief
- main
- prime
- premier
- primary
- principal
- cardinal
Synonyms for ancillaryadj giving or able to give help or supportSynonyms- accessory
- assistant
- auxiliary
- collateral
- contributory
- subsidiary
- supportive
Synonyms for ancillaryadj furnishing added supportSynonyms- adjunct
- adjuvant
- appurtenant
- auxiliary
- accessory
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