succursal

English

Etymology

Compare French succursale. See succour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈkɜː(ɹ)səl/

Adjective

succursal (not comparable)

1. subsidiary (to a religious establishment)
2. Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease; tributary.
   • 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity‎:

     Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents.

Noun

succursal (plural succursals)

1. A subsidiary parish.