de·pen·dant /-dənt/
 家眷,侍從,食客
 De·pend·ant De·pend·ance n., De·pend·an·cy, n. See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.
 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.
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 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]