Obs. rare–1. [a. OFr. aparant, -ent, ‘le pays qui dépend d’un autre, qui lui est soumis, les dépendances’ (Godef.):—L. adpārēnt-em, pple. of adpārē-re, in sense ‘to appear as a servant, wait upon, attend’: see APPEAR.] A dependency.
c. 1325. E. E. Allit. P., B. 1007. An erde of erþe þe swettest As aparaunt to paradis þat plantted þe dryȝtyn.
