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adminicle
CIDE DICTIONARY
adminicle, n. [L. adminculum support, orig., that on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending -culym.].
- Help or support; an auxiliary. Grote. [1913 Webster]
- Corroborative or explanatory proof. [1913 Webster]"In Scots law, any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed.
Bell.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
adminicle, n.
1 a thing that helps.
2 (in Scottish law) collateral evidence of the contents of a missing document.
1 a thing that helps.
2 (in Scottish law) collateral evidence of the contents of a missing document.
Derivative
adminicular adj.
Etymology
L adminiculum prop
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