ancillaire — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancillary adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
• menial adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.

Senses

ancillaire is used for these senses in English:

• ancillary Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.
• menial Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.

ancillary — full definition

1. adjective Providing support to something more important, without being an essential part of it.
2. noun A person or thing that provides support to a main activity, such as a support worker in a hospital or school.

menial — full definition

1. adj Describing unskilled, low-status work, especially the kind of routine tasks a servant would do.
2. noun A person in a servile, low-ranking role, especially a domestic servant.

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