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   Aux·il·ia·ry

   /ôɡˈzilyərē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. providing supplementary or additional help and support: "auxiliary airport staff" Similar additionalsupplementarysupplementalextrareservebackupemergencyfallbacksparesubstituteothersubsidiaryaccessoryadjunctancillaryassistantsupportsupportinghelpingassistingaiding
   • ▪ (of troops) engaged in the service of a nation at war but not part of the regular army, and often of foreign origin.
   • ▪ (of a sailing vessel) equipped with a supplementary engine: "an auxiliary schooner"

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing providing supplementary or additional help and support: "a nursing auxiliary"
   • ▪ a group of volunteers giving supplementary support to an organization or institution: "members of the Volunteer Fire Department's women's auxiliary"
   • ▪ troops engaged in the service of a nation at war but not part of the regular army, and often of foreign origin.
   • ▪ an auxiliary verb.
   • ▪ a naval vessel with a supporting role, not armed for combat.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin auxiliarius, from auxilium ‘help’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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