HETERONOMOUS
Adjective
heteronomous (comparative more heteronomous, superlative most heteronomous)
arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous
(biology, of parts of an organism) differing in development or in specialization
(linguistics, of a language) being a dialect of an autonomous language
Antonyms
• autonomous
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*on"o*mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. no`mos law.]
Definition: Subject to the law of another. Krauth-Fleming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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