ADMINICLE, Adminiculum, Adminiculatum, a term used in some ancient statutes, for aid, help, or support.See AID, etc.
In the civil jurisprudence, adminiculum signifies the beginning of a proof; an imperfect proof; a circumstance or conjecture, tending to form or fortify a proof.
Among antiquaries, the term adminicules is applied to the attributes, or ornaments wherewith an image is represented on medals. See ATTRIBUTE.
