subsidiary

adj 1: relating to something that is added but is not essential;

"an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms

of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxilliary

to each other" [syn: {accessory}, {adjunct}, {ancillary},

{adjuvant}, {appurtenant}, {auxiliary}]

2: functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the

main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {auxiliary},

{supplemental}, {supplementary}]

n 1: someone subject to the authority or control of another [syn:

{subordinate}, {underling}]

2: a company that is completely controlled by another company

[syn: {subsidiary company}]