Adminiculation

/ˌædmɪnjuːkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of supporting or propping up; the provision of corroborating evidence or auxiliary support.

Etymology

From Latin adminiculatio (support), from adminiculatus. The -tion suffix creates a noun of action or process. This term developed in medieval legal Latin and appears occasionally in historical English legal texts.

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Medieval lawyers developed whole families of related words from Latin roots—adminicule, adminicular, adminiculate, adminiculation—showing how legal language grew more and more specialized to describe tiny differences in meaning.

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