adminicle

English

Etymology

From Latin adminiculum (“support pole”).

Noun

adminicle (plural adminicles)

1. Something that aids or supports.
2. An auxiliary.
3. (Scots law) Corroborative proof.
4. Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.

Related terms

• adminiculate

Translations

aid — see aid

auxiliary — see auxiliary

corroborative proof

Portuguese: adminículo m

background ornamentation on a coin or medal

References

• “adminicle, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• medicinal, miniclade

Catalan

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin adminiculum (“support pole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əd.miˈni.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ad.miˈni.kle]

Noun

adminicle m (plural adminicles)

1. accessory
2. (law) adminicle

Related terms

• adminicular

Further reading

• “adminicle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007