# subsidiary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/ · frequency rank #8,095

## Definitions
1. Auxiliary or supplemental.
2. Secondary or subordinate.
3. Of or relating to a subsidy.

## Etymology
From Middle French subsidiaire, from Latin subsidiarius (“belonging to a reserve”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`sbusidiary`, `ssubsidiary`, `subbsidiary`, `subisdiary`, `subsdiiary`, `subsidairy`, `subsiddiary`, `subsidiarry`, `subsidiaryy`, `subsidiayr`, `subsidiray`, `subsiidary`, `subssidiary`, `susbidiary`, `usbsidiary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/subsidiary