subsĭdĭārĭus, a, um, adj. [id.]; in milit. lang., 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