"adminicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adminicles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin adminiculum (“support pole”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|adminiculum||support pole}} Latin adminiculum (“support pole”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} adminicle (plural adminicles)
  1. Something that aids or supports.
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-oL1iQPRc
  2. An auxiliary.
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-CSnSSNSm
  3. (Scots law) Corroborative proof. Translations (corroborative proof): adminículo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-oZyo8kcU Categories (other): Scots law, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 60 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 6 60 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 17 9 4 55 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 13 7 3 68 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 22 50 20 Disambiguation of 'corroborative proof': 0 1 98 1
  4. Background ornamentation on a coin or medal.
    Sense id: en-adminicle-en-noun-kzVoOe4W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: adminiculate

Inflected forms

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