INDEPENDENCY

independence, independency

(noun) freedom from control or influence of another or others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

independency (countable and uncountable, plural independencies)

(obsolete) Independence.

An independent territory or state.

Proper noun

Independency

(ecclesiastical history) The principle that each individual religious congregation is free from any external ecclesiastical control, as by a bishop.

Source: Wiktionary


In`de*pend"en*cy, n.

1. Independence. "Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!" Pope.

2. (Eccl.)

Definition: Doctrine and polity of the Independents.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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3 April 2025

WHOLE

(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”


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