- (n.) One who or that which, contributes aid or additional supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary.
- (a.) Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary; especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity; as, a subsidiary stream.
- (a.) Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy; being a part of or of the nature of, a subsidy; as, subsidiary payments to an ally.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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