(law) A situation in which an institution has encouraged its customers to become reliant on their services, and is therefore legally obligated to continue to provide those services.

present participle of engender

The act by which something is engendered.

simple past tense and past participle of engender

A surname.

Alternative spelling of Ingerland.

Obsolete form of ingenious.

plural of engenderer

Someone who engenders something or someone.

(archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engender