The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adminicle
Adminicle \Ad*min"i*cle\, n. [L. adminculum support, orig., that on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending -culym.]
Help or support; an auxiliary.
--Grote.-
(Law) Corroborative or explanatory proof.
Note: In Scots law, any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed.
--Bell.