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Subsidiary

//sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Auxiliary or supplemental.

    "chief ruler and principal head everywhere, not suffragant and subsidiary"

  2. 2
    Secondary or subordinate.

    "a subsidiary stream"

  3. 3
    Of or relating to a subsidy.

    "subsidiary payments to an ally"

Adjective
  1. 1
    functioning in a supporting capacity wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
  2. 2
    a company that is completely controlled by another company wordnet
  3. 3
    A subordinate theme.
  4. 4
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another wordnet
  5. 5
    One who aids or supplies; an assistant.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

Etymology 2

From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

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