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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Independence. countable, obsolete, uncountable

   "All young creatures, thought I, more or less, covet independency […]."

2. 2
   freedom from control or influence of another or others wordnet
3. 3
   An independent territory or state. countable, uncountable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The principle that each individual religious congregation is free from any external ecclesiastical control, as by a bishop.

Synonyms

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independenceindependence

Antonyms

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dependency

Example

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"All young creatures, thought I, more or less, covet independency […]."

Etymology

From independent + -cy.

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