I. əˈtendənt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French atendant, present participle of atendre
1. : accompanying, waiting upon, or following in order to perform service
the defensive responsibilities of the fleet's attendant aircraft — S.L.A.Marshall
— often used with on or upon
Cherub and Seraph … attendant on their Lord — John Milton
2. law : owing duty or service : depending — used with on or to
the widow attendant to the heir
3. : accompanying, connected with, or immediately following as consequential : consequent
a community fight against … the attendant theft problems so often found where drug traffic is heavy — John Egerton
the relentless rains and their attendant evils — J.W.Berry
— often used with on or upon
the disadvantages attendant upon being jealous — F.R.Leavis
II. noun
( -s )
1. law : one owing duty or service to or depending on another
2. : one who attends or accompanies another in order to render a service (as a companion, servant, keeper, or agent)
the bride's attendants at the wedding
ward attendants in a hospital
especially : an employee who waits on customers
a gasoline-station attendant
3. : something that accompanies as a circumstance : accompaniment , concomitant
the love of luxury and its literary and artistic attendants — Encyc. Americana
4. : one who is present on a given occasion or at a given place
attendants at the festival