Ancillary Meaning In English. Providing support or help. Something that serves an ancillary function such as an easel for a painter.
Providing support or help. Providing support or help. From the Latin but the element of a female servant has fallen away and now the word merely refers to a position as helpful or subordinate.
The adjective ancillary originally meant relating to maidservants.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ancillary nˈsɪləri ˈnsəleri adjective 1 ancillary workersstaff etc 2 formal connected with or supporting something else but less important than it Agreement was reached on several ancillary matters. Something that is subordinate or accessory to something else. Providing support or help. Legal Definition of ancillary 1.
