Noah Webster
Onerous
ON'EROUS, adjective [Latin onerosus, from onus, a load.
1. Burdensome; oppressive.
2. In Scots law, being for the advantage of both parties; as an onerous contract; opposed to gratuitous.
ON'EROUS, adjective [Latin onerosus, from onus, a load.
1. Burdensome; oppressive.
2. In Scots law, being for the advantage of both parties; as an onerous contract; opposed to gratuitous.