meaning of dependence
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).
3. Mutu/// /onnection and support; concatenation; systematic ///er relation.
4. Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for ones self.
5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
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.
8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel.
9. lack of independence or self-sufficiency
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