APPENDAGE


Meaning of APPENDAGE in English

— appendaged , adj.

/euh pen"dij/ , n.

1. a subordinate part attached to something; an auxiliary part; addition.

2. Anat. , Zool. any member of the body diverging from the axial trunk.

3. Bot. , Mycol. any subsidiary part superadded to another part.

4. a person in a subordinate or dependent position, esp. a servile or parasitic follower.

[ 1640-50; APPEND + -AGE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .