[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dependent \depend"ent\, n.
   1. one who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who
      relies on another for financial support or favor; a
      hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.
      1913 webster

            a host of dependents on the court, suborned to play
            their part as witnesses.              --hallam.
      1913 webster

   2. that which depends; corollary; consequence.
      1913 webster

            with all its circumstances and dependents. --prynne.
      1913 webster

   note: see the note under dependant.
         1913 webster
see also:
dependant 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dependent \depend"ent\, a. l. dependens, -entis, p. pr.
   dependere. see depend, and cf. dependant.
   1. hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
      1913 webster

   2. relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not
      able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,
      without the will, power, or aid of something else; not
      self-sustaining; subordinate; -- often with on or upon;
      as, dependent on god; dependent upon friends. opposite of
      independent. narrower terms: interdependent,
      mutualist, mutually beneficial; parasitic, parasitical,
      leechlike, bloodsucking; subordinate; underage;
      myrmecophilous; symbiotic also see: unfree.
      1913 webster

            england, long dependent and degraded, was again a
            power of the first rank.              --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   3. conditional; contingent or conditioned. opposite of
      unconditional.

   syn: qualified.
        wordnet 1.5

   4. addicted to drugs.

   syn: addicted, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out.
        wordnet 1.5

   dependent covenant or dependent contract law, one not
      binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.

   dependent variable math., a varying quantity whose
      changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by
      changes in another variable, which is called the
      independent variable.
      1913 webster
see also:
depend dependant independent interdependent, mutualist, mutually beneficial parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking subordinate 
underage myrmecophilous symbiotic unfree unconditional 
dependent covenant dependent contract dependent variable independent variable 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dependent
     adj 1: not independent; "dependent children" ant: independent
     2: contingent on something else syn: dependant, qualified
     3: of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a
        complete sentence; "a subordinate or dependent clause
        functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a
        sentence" syn: subordinate ant: independent
     4: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;
        "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" syn: subject
     5: addicted to a drug syn: dependant, drug-addicted, hooked,
         strung-out
     n : a person who relies on another person for support
         especially financial support syn: dependant
see also:
independent dependant qualified subordinate subject drug-addicted 
hooked strung-out 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

161 moby thesaurus words for "dependent":
   accessory, addicted, addicted to, adherent, ancillary, appendage,
   appurtenant, at issue, attendant, based on, boxed in, buff,
   cascading, cavaliere servente, charge, childlike, circumscribed,
   circumscribed by, client, collateral, conditional, conditioned,
   confiding, contingent, contingent on, counting, courtier, creature,
   credulous, dangler, dangling, debased, dependent on, depending,
   depending on, depending on circumstances, disciple, encumbrance,
   exposed, falling, falling loosely, fan, feudal, feudatory, flowing,
   flunky, follower, following, guileless, habituated, habitue,
   hanger-on, hanging, hedged about by, heeler, henchman, hinging on,
   homager, homme de cour, hooked, hooked on, humbled, hung, iffy,
   in a rut, in question, in suspense, in the balance, incident to,
   incidental to, inferior, innocent, lackey, liable, liege,
   liege man, limited, man, minion, myrmidon, naive, never free from,
   open, parasite, partisan, pendent, pending, pendulant, pendular,
   penduline, pendulous, pensile, pensionary, pensioner, peon,
   predicated on, protege, provisional, provisory, public,
   public charge, pursuer, pursuivant, reckoning, relative, reliant,
   relying, restricted, retainer, revolving on, satellite, secondary,
   sectary, serf, servant, servile, shadow, slave, spaced out, stooge,
   sub, subject, subject to, subordinate, subservient, successor,
   supporter, susceptible, suspended, suspenseful, swinging, tagtail,
   tail, trainbearer, tributary, trustful, trusting, trusty,
   turning on, uncertain, uncounted, undecided, under, underling,
   understrapper, undetermined, unestablished, unfixed, unsettled,
   unsuspecting, unsuspicious, untold, up for grabs, used to, vassal,
   votary, ward, ward heeler, weeping, without suspicion, yeoman

[5] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

dependent, adj.  reliant upon another's generosity for the support
which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.

Dependent >> D Words
Dependent, definition of term: Dependent
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Dependent Varia >> D Words
Dependent Varia, definition of term: Dependent Varia
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Dependent On >> D Words
Dependent On, definition of term: Dependent On
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dependent records

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dependent records

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Chemically Dependent Anonymous Online Resource Center - CDA
...That has been amply demonstrated by the program and the fellowship of Chemically Dependent.....Chemically Dependent Anonymous deals entirely with the disease of addiction. We of CDA do.....CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT ANONYMOUS.. General Service Office.. P O Box 423.. Severna Park, MD..
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust
...Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust.. PO Box 294.. Northampton NN1 4XS. UK..Telephone: 01604.....2003 Insulin Dependent Diabetes Trust | IDDT Home | Contact Us | Registered Charity..
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DEPENDENT music - home of Wintersleep, Brian Borcherdt, Contrived, Jill...
...enter dependent music..
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