suppletory

noun, adj — 3 senses

suppletory

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

1

A source of supply.

Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man.1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:

2

A supplement.

suppletory

adj

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin suppletorius.

1

Law Making up for deficiencies; supplementary.

a suppletory oath

Derived terms: suppletorily

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