auxiliary
an organization allied with, but subsidiary to, a main body of restricted membership, esp. one composed of members'' relatives: The men''s club and the ladies'' auxiliary were merged into
Auxiliary definition: Giving assistance or support; helping.
AUXILIARY definition: additional; supplementary; reserve. See examples of auxiliary used in a sentence.
Auxiliary, which comes from the Latin noun auxilium, meaning "aid," "assistance," or "reinforcement," is used in a wide range of capacities in English to describe a person or thing
An auxiliary is an organization that is connected with, but less important than, another organization; for example, an organization for the wives of the members of the main organization.
AUXILIARY definition: 1. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing: 2. a person whose job. Learn more.
Definition of auxiliary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner''s Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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