English edit

Etymology edit

dependant +‎ -cy or dependance +‎ -y or depend +‎ -ancy.

Noun edit

dependancy (countable and uncountable, plural dependancies)

  1. Archaic form of dependency.
    • 1858, Hercules Robinson, Sea drift, page 92:
      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.

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