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dépendant

Dépendant is a French adjective meaning dependent or reliant, indicating that something is contingent on another factor or person. It can describe a person or thing that relies on someone or something for support or subsistence, and it can also express subordination or control. The feminine form is dépendante and the plural forms are dépendants (masc.) and dépendantes (fem.). As a noun, dépendant designates a person who depends on another for support, such as a child, a ward, or a relative; the term is more formal or administrative and may carry specific connotations of dependency within a family or social security context.

Originating from Latin dependere meaning to hang from or to be dependent, dépendant entered Old French and

In political and territorial discourse, the term dépendant or territoire dépendant refers to a territory under

developed
in
Modern
French
with
senses
related
to
dependence
and
subordination.
It
is
commonly
used
with
de:
dépendant
de
quelqu'un
ou
de
quelque
chose
(dependent
on
someone
or
on
something).
Examples:
"cet
enfant
est
dépendant
de
ses
parents"
and
"un
revenu
dépendant
de
la
conjoncture
économique."
the
control
of
another
state
with
partial
or
limited
autonomy,
common
in
historical
or
colonial
contexts.
The
phrase
is
often
contrasted
with
"territoire
indépendant"
and
"collectivité
territoriale"
in
contemporary
French,
reflecting
varying
degrees
of
self-government.