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subsĭdĭārĭus , a, um, adj. id.; in milit. lang.,
I.of or belonging to a reserve, reserve-, subsidiary.
I. Lit.
A. Adj. (class.): “cohortes,Caes. B. C. 1, 83; Liv. 9, 27; Tac. A. 1, 63: acies, Auct. B. Afr. 59, 2: naves, Auct. B. Alex. 14, 3.—
B. Subst.: subsĭdĭ-ārĭi , ōrum, m., the reserve, body of reserve, Liv. 5, 38; 6, 8; 9, 32.—
II. Transf., in gen., out of the military sphere, serving for support, subsidiary: “palmes, = resex,Col. 4, 24, 13 and 16.—
B. Esp.: “actio, jurid. t. t.,a form of action by which the ward seeks compensation from the magistrate who has given him an improper guardian, Dig. 27, 8, 1 pr.; cf. Cod. Just. 5, 75, 1 and 5.— “Hence, adverb.: subsidiaria agere,to institute such an action, Dig. 27, 8, 1, § 4.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 27
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 32
    • Caesar, Civil War, 1.83
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.63
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 38
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 6, 8
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 4.24.13
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