n. Same as dependence.n. That of which the existence presupposes the existence of something else; that which depends for its existence upon something else.n. An accident or a quality; something non essential.n. That which is subordinate to and dependent upon something else; especially, a territory subject to the control of a power of which it does not form an integral part; a dependent state or colony: as, the sun and its dependencies; the dependencies of Great Britain.n. The subject or cause of a quarrel, when duels were in vogue; the affair depending.n. An out-building; in the plural, offices; minor buildings adjoining or adjacent to a principal structure: as, the hotel and its dependencies.n. Synonyms Dependence, Dependency. These forms are now seldom used interchangeably, as they were formerly, dependence being employed almost exclusively in abstract senses, and dependency in concrete ones, or for things or facts instead of relations or states.