ATTENDANT
attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral
(adjective) occurring with or following as a consequence; “an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”; “snags incidental to the changeover in management”; “attendant circumstances”; “the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness”; “the ensuant response to his appeal”; “the resultant savings were considerable”; “collateral target damage from a bombing run”
attendant
(adjective) being present (at a meeting or event, etc.); “attendant members of the congregation”
accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
(noun) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
attendant, attender, attendee, meeter
(noun) a person who is present and participates in a meeting; “he was a regular attender at department meetings”; “the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees”
attendant, attender, tender
(noun) someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
attendant (plural attendants)
One who attends; one who works with or watches over something.
A servant or valet.
(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller.
That which accompanies or follows.
(legal) One who owes a duty or service to another.
Adjective
attendant (comparative more attendant, superlative most attendant)
Going with; associated; concomitant.
(law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to.
Source: Wiktionary
At*tend"ant, a. Etym: [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend,
v. t.]
1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.
From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. Sir W. Scott.
Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. Milton.
2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as
consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant
evils.
The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the
gloom of the owner of the mansion. Sir W. Scott.
3. (Law)
Definition: Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow
attendant to the heir. Cowell. Attendant keys (Mus.), the keys or
scales most nearly related to, or having most in common with, the
principal key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its
fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its relative minor or
major.
At*tend"ant, n.
1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a
friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. "A train of
attendants." Hallam.
2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an
attendant at a meeting.
3. That which accompanies; a concomitant.
[A] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits. Pope.
4. (Law)
Definition: One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.
Cowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition