subsĭdĭārĭus

a, um, adj.

id.

I. of or belonging to a reserve, reserve-, subsidiary.
I. Lit.
A. Adj. (class.): cohortes, Caes. B. C. 1, 83; Liv. 9, 27; Tac. A. 1, 63: acies, Auct. B. Afr. 59, 2: naves, Auct. B. Alex. 14, 3.—
B. Subst.: subsĭdĭ-ārĭi, ōrum, m., the reserve, body of reserve, Liv. 5, 38; 6, 8; 9, 32.—
II. Transf., in gen., out of the military sphere, serving for support, subsidiary: palmes, = resex, Col. 4, 24, 13 and 16.—
B. Esp.: actio, jurid. t. t., Dig. 27, 8, 1 pr.; cf. Cod. Just. 5, 75, 1 and 5.— Hence, adverb.: subsidiaria agere, Dig. 27, 8, 1, § 4.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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