de pendency

noun, plural de·pend·en·cies.

the state of being dependent; dependence.

something dependent or subordinate; appurtenance.

an outbuilding or annex.

a subject territory that is not an integral part of the ruling country.

Also, de·pend·an·cy.

Origin:
1585–95; dependence + -y³

Related forms

non·de·pend·an·cy, noun, plural non·de·pend·an·cies.

non·de·pend·en·cy, noun, plural non·de·pend·en·cies.

self-de·pend·en·cy, noun

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dependency or sometimes (US) dependancy (dɪˈpɛndənsɪ)

—n , pl -cies
1.	a territory subject to a state on which it does not border
2.	a dependent or subordinate person or thing
3.	psychol overreliance by a person on another person or on a drug, etc
4.	another word for dependence

dependancy or sometimes (US) dependancy

—n

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Word Origin & History

dependency

1590s (adj.), 1610s (n.), from dependent (q.v.). Originally also dependancy, on the French model, but the Latinate form gradually pushed this into disuse; see -ance. Meaning "territory subordinate to another nation" is recorded from 1684.

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