Definitions
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- noun That which, or one who,
hangs on to, relies on, or isdependent upon another; adependant .
Etymologies
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From on- + hanger. Compare German Anhänger.
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Examples
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Elizabeth's Protestants; he was an onhanger of the Abbot of Abingdon; and now he lives as master of the Manor-house.
Kenilworth Walter Scott 1801
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He was one of Queen Mary’s Papists, and now he is one of Queen Elizabeth’s Protestants; he was an onhanger of the Abbot of Abingdon; and now he lives as master of the Manor-house.
Kenilworth 2004
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