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DEPENDANT

\dɪpˈɛndənt], \dɪpˈɛndənt], \d_ɪ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of DEPENDANT

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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One subordinate to, or supported by, another.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

See Dependent.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

In the power of another.
One who lives in subjection, or at the discretion of another.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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