subsidiarius
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
subsĭdĭārĭus,¹⁴ a, um (subsidium),
1 qui forme la réserve : Cæs. C. 1, 83, 2 ; Liv. 9, 27, 9 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 63 || subsidiarii, ōrum, m., troupes de réserve : Liv. 5, 38, 2, etc.
2 qui est réservé [dans la taille de la vigne] : Col. Rust. 4, 24, 13
3 subsidiaire : Dig.
