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