dependence Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependance; dependency.
noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
dependance; addiction; habituation; dependency.

LL. dependentia, fr. L. dependens. See Dependent, and cf. Dependance.

The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
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.
Mutu onnection and support; concatenation; systematic er relation.
So dark a so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order. Sir T. More.
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.
A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul. T. Erskine.
That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.
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.
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.