adj.

1. Of secondary importance: “For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting” (Herbert Read).
2. Auxiliary; helping: an ancillary pump.

n., pl. -ies.

1. Something, such as a workbook, that is subordinate to something else, such as a textbook.
2. Archaic. A servant.

[From Latin ancilla, maidservant, feminine diminutive of anculus, servant.]

Not the most important. For example, ancillary income for a hotel may come from vending machines that dispense canned drinks.

adjective

Giving or able to give help or support: accessory, assistant, auxiliary, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: extra; supplementary
Antonyms: necessary, needed

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One of a group of buildings having a secondary or dependent use, such as an annex.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Subordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim.

For example, a plaintiff wins a judgment for a specified sum of money against a defendant in a negligence action. The defendant refuses to pay the judgment. The plaintiff begins another proceeding for a writ of attachment so that the judgment will be satisfied by the sale of the defendant's property seized under the writ. The attachment proceeding is ancillary, or subordinate, to the negligence suit. An ancillary proceeding is sometimes called an ancillary suit or bill.

A claim for alimony is an ancillary claim dependent upon the primary claim that there are sufficient legal grounds for a court to grant a divorce.

IN BRIEF: Subordinate; in addition to.

The hospital offered limited ancillary services.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bi-, hjælpe-, støtte-, ekstra-
n. - hjælper, hjælpemiddel

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondersteunend (personeel), ondergeschikt, toegevoegd

Français (French)
adj. - auxiliaire, subordonné à, (Fin, Comm) accessoire, annexe (des frais)
n. - auxiliaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dienend, zweitrangig
n. - Hilfskraft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικουρικός, βοηθητικός, συμπληρωματικός
n. - βοηθητικός, βοηθός

Italiano (Italian)
complementare, sussidiario, ausiliario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ancilar, subordinado, auxiliar, secundário
n. - auxiliar (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
подчиненный, вспомогательный, вспомогательное устройство

Español (Spanish)
adj. - auxiliar, anexo, subordinado, secundario, afín
n. - auxiliar, anexo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - underordnad, bi-
n. - medhjälpare, filial

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
补助的, 副的, 助手, 助理, 附属物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 補助的, 副的
n. - 助手, 助理, 附屬物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보조적인
n. - 조력자, 부수물

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 補助的な
n. - 補助者, 付属物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملحق, اضافي (الاسم) مرفق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסייע, משני, טפל‬
n. - ‮עובד מסייע, אמצעי-עזר‬

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