‖ subsidium
(səbˈsɪdɪəm)
Pl. subˈsidia.
[L.: see subsidy.]
A help, aid, subsidy.
| 1640 in Rushw. Hist. Coll. (1692) I. 50 It was reasonable that in Subsidium they should contribute some help to their Neighbours. a 1676 Hale Prim. Orig. Man. 170 If left to it self without the continued Subsidium and Influence of the Divine Providence. 1729 Swift Let. to Bolingbroke 31 Oct., Because I cannot be a great Lord, I would acquire what is a kind of subsidium. 1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt II. 182 They have at all times a little more than they actually need, a subsidium for age or sickness. 1878 M. Pattison in Encycl. Brit. VIII. 517/2 Even if Erasmus had at his disposal the MSS. subsidia for forming a text. |