Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dependence"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Dependence \De*pend"ence\, n. [LL. dependentia, fr. L.
dependens. See {Dependent}, and cf. {Dependance}.]
1. The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a
hanging down or from; suspension from a support.

2. The state of being influenced and determined by something;
subjection (as of an effect to its cause).

The cause of effects, and the dependence of one
thing upon another. --Bp. Burnet.

3. Mutu??? ?onnection and support; concatenation; systematic
???er relation.

So dark a??? so intricate of purpose, without any
dependence or order. --Sir T. More.

4. Subjection to the direction or disposal of another;
inability to help or provide for one's self.

Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy.
--Burke.

5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.

Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the
spiritual life of the soul. --T. Erskine.

6. That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole
dependence.

7. That which depends; anything dependent or suspended;
anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on,
something else.

Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And
make a large dependence from the bough. --Dryden.

8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be
determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.]

To go on now with my first dependence. --Beau. & Fl.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

dependence
n 1: lack of independence or self-sufficiency [syn: {dependance},
{dependency}]
2: being abnormally dependent on something that is
psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially
alcohol or narcotic drugs) [syn: {addiction}, {dependency}]


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