Definition of "auxiliaries" []

• Plural form of auxiliary. (noun)

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• "The Romans called these units auxilia literally, the help and its men were called auxiliaries."
• "One of the main auxiliaries of the church is an organization known as the "Daughters of Jerusalem" and "Sisters of Mercy.""
• "Wallace still led the pursuit of Edward, and meeting those auxiliaries from the adjoining counties, which his provident orders had prepared to turn out on the first appearance of this martial chase; he poured his troops through Ettrick Forest, and drove the flying host of England far into Northumberland."