Ancillary
Pronunciation : An"cil*la*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a female servant.]
Definition : Defn: Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary. The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province. Hallam.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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