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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ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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