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non-subsidiary


adjective

  1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
  2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.
  3. of or relating to a subsidiary.

noun, plural sub·sid·i·ar·ies.

  1. a subsidiary thing or person.
  2. subsidiary company.
  3. Music. a subordinate theme or subject.

adjective

  1. serving to aid or supplement; auxiliary
  2. of lesser importance; subordinate in function

noun plural -aries

  1. a person who or thing that is subsidiary
  2. short for subsidiary company

adj.1540s, from Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius “serving to assist or supplement,” from subsidium “help, aid” (see subsidy).

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