Main Entry: ¹de·pen·dent

Pronunciation: \di-ˈpen-dənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English dependant, from Anglo-French, present participle of dependre

Date: 14th century

1 : hanging down
2 a : determined or conditioned by another : contingent <plans that are dependent on the weather> b (1) : relying on another for support <dependent children> (2) : affected with a drug dependence c : subject to another's jurisdiction <a dependent territory> d : subordinate 3a <dependent clauses>
3 a : not mathematically or statistically independent <a dependent set of vectors> <dependent events> b : equivalent 6a <dependent equations>

— de·pen·dent·ly adverb