On"er*ous (?), a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load, burden: cf.F. on'ereux.]
Burdensome; oppressive.
I. Taylor.
Onerous cause ScotsLaw, a good and legal consideration; -- opposed to gratuitous.
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