something added to another thing but not an essential part of it

a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence

furnishing added support; an ancillary pump; an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism; The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other

[ Syn: accessory , ancillary , adjuvant , appurtenant , auxiliary ]

of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

[ Syn: assistant ]