Heteronomous Definition
hĕtə-rŏnə-məs
adjective
Subject to another's laws or rule.
Webster's New World
Subject to different laws of growth; differentiated or specialized, as some parts or organs are.
Webster's New World
Differing in development or structure.
American Heritage Medicine
Arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
Wiktionary
Origin of Heteronomous
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hetero– Greek nomos law –nomy –ous
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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