subsidiary
adjective
[ səbˈsɪdɪəri ]
• less important than but related or supplementary to something.
• "a subsidiary flue of the main chimney"
Similar:
subordinate,
secondary,
ancillary,
auxiliary,
lesser,
minor,
subservient,
supplementary,
supplemental,
additional,
extra,
attendant,
peripheral,
second-fiddle,
second-class,
lower-level,
lower-grade,
subsidiary
noun
• a company controlled by a holding company.
• "a subsidiary of Cable and Wireless"
Similar:
subordinate company,
wholly owned company,
branch,
division,
subdivision,
section,
part,
dependency,
peripheral,
derivative,
satellite,
offshoot,
wing,
attachment,
adjunct,
appendage,
tributary,
Opposite:
parent company,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’ (see subsidy).
