adˈminə̇kəl, əd- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin adminiculum support, prop, perhaps from ad- + -miniculum (from minae pinnacle of a wall + -iculum, diminutive suffix)
1. : support , auxiliary
to serve as an adminicle of the senate
the adminicles of modern culture
2.
[Medieval Latin adminiculum, from Latin]
a. law : corroborative or explanatory proof
b. Scots law : any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost document