Meanings
noundependancy (countable and uncountable, plural dependancies)
plural dependancies
- archaiccountableuncountableArchaic form of dependency.
One thing we may learn from Spain as she is, namely, the management of colonies. "Sweet are the uses of adversity;" and the "precious jewel" in this case is to be found in Spanish dependancies.
1858, Hercules Robinson, Sea drift, page 92
Origin
From dependant + -cy or dependance + -y or depend + -ancy.
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APA
dependancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dependancy
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“dependancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dependancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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