— subsidiarily /seuhb sid'ee air"euh lee, -sid"ee er'-/ , adv. — subsidiariness , n.
/seuhb sid"ee er'ee/ , adj., n., pl. subsidiaries .
adj.
1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.
3. of or pertaining to a subsidiary.
n.
4. a subsidiary thing or person.
5. See subsidiary company .
6. Music. a subordinate theme or subject.
[ 1535-45; subsidiarius, equiv. to subsidi ( um ) (see SUBSIDY) + -arius -ARY ]