| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Help or support; an auxiliary.[Websters]
2. Corroborative or explanatory proof.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ADMINICLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Adminicle \Ad*min"i*cle\, noun. [Latin expression adminculum support, originally, that on which the hand rests; ad manus hand diminutive ending -culym.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ADMINICLE
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| Law | ADMINICLE. 1. A term, in the Scotch and French law, for any writing or deed referred to by a party, in an action at law, for proving his allegations. 2. An ancient term for aid or support. 3. A term in the civil, law for imperfect proof. Tech. Dict. h.t.; Merl. Repert. mot Adminicule. (references) | ||
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