That makes good a deficiency; supplementary; = "suppletive". With of, to. Now chiefly Law.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Donne (1572–1631), poet and Church of England clergyman. Partly (as adjective) from post-classical Latin suppletorius supplementary;.
Definition of suppletory in US English:
suppletory
adjective
That makes good a deficiency; supplementary; = "suppletive". With of, to. Now chiefly Law.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Donne (1572–1631), poet and Church of England clergyman. Partly (as adjective) from post-classical Latin suppletorius supplementary;.