Definition of ANCILLA

ancilla

Plural: ancillae, ancillas

Noun

  • A female servant; an aid.
  • A maid.
  • An auxiliary or accessory
  • An ancilla bit

Examples

  • A good vocabulary is the essential ancilla to winning at Scrabble.
  • The circuit uses a single ancilla for each stabilizer generator.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ancilla (“maid, slave-girl”).

Scrabble Score: 9

ancilla: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ancilla: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ancilla: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ancilla: valid Words With Friends Word