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succursal
[ suh-kur-suhl ]
/ səˈkɜr səl /
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adjective
subsidiary, especially noting a religious establishment that is dependent upon a principal one.
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How to use succursal in a sentence
Of course this effect must be secured by succursal hothouses, not always open to visitors.
There was even one parish in which the priest preached the Gospel in his principal church, and sang mass in its succursal.
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British Dictionary definitions for succursal
succursal
/ (sʌˈkɜːsəl) /
adjective
(esp of a religious establishment) subsidiary
noun
a subsidiary establishment
Word Origin for succursal
C19: from French, from Medieval Latin succursus, from Latin succurrere to succour
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