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Subsidiary means something that gives support, something that is secondary in importance or an organizational group that is in a lower organizational position. (adjective)

An example of subsidiary used as an adjective is subsidiary income which means extra income.
An example of subsidiary used as an adjective is a subsidiary employee, a junior level person.
An example of a subsidiary is a company that is controlled by another company.

Subsidiary means something that is secondary or extra. (noun)

An example of subsidiary is an extra worksheet for a lesson that focuses on a smaller subject which was covered in the lesson plan for the day.

See subsidiary in Webster's New World College Dictionary