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independency

[ in-di-pen-duhn-see ]

noun

, plural in·de·pend·en·cies.
  1. a territory not under the control of any other power.
  2. (initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical.
    1. the principle that the individual congregation or church is an autonomous and equalitarian society free from any external ecclesiastical control.
    2. the polity based on this principle.


Independency

1

/ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ /

noun

  1. (esp in the Congregational Church) the principle upholding the independence of each local church or congregation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

independency

2

/ ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ /

noun

  1. a territory or state free from the control of any other power
  2. another word for independence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of independency1

First recorded in 1605–15; independ(ent) + -ency
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Example Sentences

There was a first reading in New York in August 2019, with the principal actors, including Crystal Lucas-Perry as the irascible and obstinate John Adams, leader of the “independency” faction.

Although he once had been for “the independency of the Colonies,” Bancroft decided that he would tell British intelligence “all the information in my power.”

But it is not the case that “cats skew toward independency,” in the words of a new study on cat social behavior.

He said the efforts were driven more by consideration for energy independency and job creation rather than reducing carbon emissions.

From Reuters

"This is the idea of helping people to obtain independency and the skills they need," she told senators.

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