independence, independency
(noun) freedom from control or influence of another or others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
independency (countable and uncountable, plural independencies)
(obsolete) Independence.
An independent territory or state.
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
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
