dənsē, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle French dependance + English -y
1.
a. : dependence 2
their dependency on the crown of England — Francis Bacon
dependency in the infant increases in evolutionary sequence — Weston La Barre
b. : the condition of receiving assistance from the community for the necessities of life : the condition of being on relief
2. : something that is dependent or in dependence upon something else: as
a. : something necessarily consequent upon something else
b. : a geographically separate territorial unit under the jurisdiction of but not formally annexed by a nation — compare colony 1b, mandate 4b
3. : a building (as a stable or a kennel) appurtenant to a main dwelling
a double driveway leads to the palace and its dependencies — American Guide Series: Virginia
4. : the state of having dependents
deferred from army service because of his dependency