DEPENDANCY

Etymology

Noun

dependancy (countable and uncountable, plural dependancies)

Archaic form of dependency.

Source: Wiktionary

De*pend"ant, De*pend"ance, n., De*pend"an*cy, n.

Definition: See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.

Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition