independency

[in-di-pen-duhn-see]

in·de·pend·en·cy

[in-di-pen-duhn-see]
noun, plural in·de·pend·en·cies.
1.
independence (def. 1).
2.
a territory not under the control of any other power.
3.
(initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical.
a.
the principle that the individual congregation or church is an autonomous and equalitarian society free from any external ecclesiastical control.
b.
the polity based on this principle.

Origin:
1605–15; independ(ent) + -ency
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Independency has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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independency (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ)
 
n , pl -cies
1.  a territory or state free from the control of any other power
2.  another word for independence

Independency (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ)
 
n
(esp in the Congregational Church) the principle upholding the independence of each local church or congregation

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