Etymology

ancillary

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Today it means: Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. Full definition →

Latin ancillāris
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromancillāris“ancillary; relating to female slaves”
  2. English todayancillary

From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to female slaves”), from ancilla (“slave-woman”).

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