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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: subsidiarius, from subsidium; SUBSIDY

subsidiary

2 adjective
     
subsidiary2 formal
connected with, but less important than something else [= secondary]:
a subsidiary hypothesis
subsidiary to
All other issues are subsidiary to this one.
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