ancillary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to maids”), from ancilla (“maid”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/, [ˈɛn.səˌlɛɹ.i] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹi/, [ɛːnˈsɪl.ə.ɹi] Rhymes: -ɪləɹi === Adjective === ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary) Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. Synonym: accessory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ancillary (plural ancillaries) Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter. (archaic) An auxiliary. ==== Translations ==== === References === “ancillary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ancillary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “ancillary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Carlylian, cranially