ɔ:ɡˈzɪljərɪ adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a
person or thing)
that gives
help. 2 (of services or equipment)
subsidiary,
additional. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an auxiliary person or
thing. 2 (in pl.)
Mil. auxiliary troops. 3 Gram. an auxiliary
verb. øauxiliary troops Mil.
foreign or
allied troops in a
belligerent nation's service. auxiliary verb Gram.
one used in forming tenses, moods,
and voices of
other verbs. [L auxiliarius f. auxilium help]