1.The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
2.The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause). "The cause of effects, and the dependence of one thing upon another."
3.Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation. "So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order."
4.Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self; a lack of independence or self-sufficiency.
5.A resting with confidence; reliance; trust. "Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul."
6.That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.
7.That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else. "Like a large cluster of black grapes they show And make a large dependence from the bough."
8.A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. (Obs.) "To go on now with my first dependence."
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