Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB-SID'I-A-RY
SUB-SI-DENCE, or SUB-SI-DEN-CYSUB-SID'I-A-RY
SUB-SID'I-A-RY, a. [Fr. subsidiaire; L. subsidiarius. See Subsidy.]
- Aiding; assistant; furnishing help. Subsidiary troops are troops of one nation hired by another for military service.
- Furnishing additional supplies; as, a subsidiary stream.
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