SUPPLETORY


Meaning of SUPPLETORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈplē-tə-rē; ˈsə-plə-ˌtȯr-ē ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin supplēre

Date: 1628

: supplying deficiencies : supplementary

rules suppletory to the contract

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.