auxiliary

(ôg-zĭl'yə-rē, -zĭl'ə-rē)
adj.

1. Giving assistance or support; helping.
2. Acting as a subsidiary; supplementary: the main library and its auxiliary branches.
3. Held in or used as a reserve: auxiliary troops; an auxiliary power generator.
4. Nautical. Equipped with a motor as well as sails.
5. Grammar. Of, relating to, or being an auxiliary verb.

n., pl., -ries.

1. An individual or group that assists or functions in a supporting capacity: a volunteers' auxiliary at a hospital.
2. A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.
3. Grammar. An auxiliary verb.
4. Nautical.
   1. A sailing vessel equipped with a motor.
   2. A vessel, such as a supply ship or a tug, that is designed for and used in instances and services other than combat.

[Middle English, from Latin auxiliārius, from auxilium, help.]

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adjective

1. Giving or able to give help or support: accessory, ancillary, assistant, collateral, contributory, subsidiary, supportive. See help/harm/harmless.
2. Used or held in reserve: backup, emergency, reserve, secondary, standby, supplemental, supplementary. See increase/decrease.

noun

A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities: adjutant, aide, assistant, coadjutant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, lieutenant, second. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: supplementary
Antonyms: body, main

adj. 1. (of troops) engaged in the service of a nation at war but not part of the regular army, and often of foreign origin.

n.

1. (auxiliaries) troops engaged in the service of a nation at war but not part of the regular army, and often of foreign origin.

2. a naval vessel with a supporting role, not armed for combat.

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Aiding; ancillary; subordinate; subsidiary.

Auxiliary or ancillary administration is the management and settlement of property belonging to a decedent that is not located where he or she was domiciled. It is subordinate to the principal or domiciliary administration of the decedent's property that occurs in the state where the individual was domiciled. Auxiliary administration ensures that any local creditors will be paid before the out-of-state property will be transferred for distribution under domiciliary administration.

See: estate.

IN BRIEF: A person or group who helps or aids.

The hospital auxiliary raised ten thousand dollars.

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adj

Supporting or assisting; supplementary; secondary.

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Common misspelling(s) of auxiliary

• auxilliary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hjælpe-, reserve-, støtte-
n. - hjælper

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    hjælpetropper

Nederlands (Dutch)
hulp-, bij-, toegevoegd, reserve, assistent (m.n. medisch), (mv) hulptroepen, hulpwerkwoord, hulpbisschop, bijboot

Français (French)
adj. - auxiliaire, subsidiaire, (Aviat) supplémentaire (réservoir)
n. - auxiliaire, infirmier, aide-soignant, (Mil) auxiliaires (npl), (Ling) auxiliaire (verbe)

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    troupes auxiliaires

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Hilfs-
n. - Hilfsverb

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    Hilfstruppen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βοηθητικός, επικουρικός, εφεδρικός
n. - βοηθός, βοηθητικός, (γραμμ.) βοηθητικό ρήμα, (πληθ.) βοηθητικά στρατεύματα

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    βοηθητικά στρατεύματα

Italiano (Italian)
ausiliare

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    truppe ausiliarie

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - auxiliar, acessório
n. - auxiliar (m) (f), ajudante (m) (f)

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    tropas (f pl) auxiliares (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
подчиненный, вспомогательный, запасной

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    запасные войска

Español (Spanish)
adj. - auxiliar
n. - auxiliar

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    tropas auxiliares

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hjälp-, reserv-
n. - hjälpare, hjälpverb

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
辅助的, 从属的, 附属的, 预备的, 辅助者, 助手, 附属组织, 附属机构, 辅助物, 帆船

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    外国援军, 盟国援军

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輔助的, 從屬的, 附屬的, 預備的
n. - 輔助者, 助手, 附屬組織, 附屬機構, 輔助物, 帆船

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    外國援軍, 盟國援軍

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보조의, 부가적인
n. - 보조자, 조동사, 범선

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 補助の
n. - 補助者, 外人部隊

idioms:

• auxiliary troops    援軍

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قطع احتياط, ادوات احتياط (الاسم) مساعد, احتياطي, اضافي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסייע, עוזר, נוסף (ציוד, שירות)‬
n. - ‮עוזר, חילות-עזר, קבוצת מתנדבים המקיימת פעולות צדקה (צפון אמריקה), פועל-עזר (בשפות האירופיות)‬

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