Dependent /(?)/

De·pend·ent

Dependent

a.
  1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.
  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.
    England, long dependent and degraded, was again a power of the first rank.
  3. conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of unconditional.
  4. addicted to drugs.

Phrases & Compounds
Dependent covenant
one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.
Dependent variable
a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable, which is called the independent variable.

Dependent

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.
    A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play their part as witnesses.
  2. That which depends; corollary; consequence.
    With all its circumstances and dependents.