On″er‐ous (?), a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load, burden: cf. F. onéreux.] Burdensome; oppressive. “Too onerous a solicitude.” I. Taylor.
Onerous cause(Scots Law), a good and legal consideration; — opposed to gratuitous.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.