Dependant

2 definitions found

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

  Dependant \De*pend"ant\, Dependance \De*pend"ance\, n.,
  Dependancy \De*pend"an*cy\, n.
     See {Dependent}, {Dependence}, {Dependency}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from


           the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the
           Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form
           dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing
           it from the adjective, usually written dependent.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dependant
       adj 1: contingent on something else [syn: {dependent}, {qualified}]
       2: addicted to a drug [syn: {dependent}, {drug-addicted}, {hooked},
           {strung-out}]
       n : a person who relies on another person for support
           (especially financial support) [syn: {dependent}]