Meaning of suppletory in English:
suppletory
adjective
That makes good a deficiency; supplementary; = "suppletive". With of, to. Now chiefly Law.
Pronunciation
suppletory
/səˈpliːt(ə)ri/ /ˈsʌplɪt(ə)ri/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;.
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