dependencen.[LL. dependentia, fr. L. dependens. See Dependent, and cf. Dependance.]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. (Bp. Burnet.)3. Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic inter-relation.()So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any dependence or order. (Sir T. More.)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.()Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy. (Burke.)5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.()Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the spiritual life of the soul. (T. Erskine.)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. (Dryden.)8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel.()To go on now with my first dependence. (Beau. & Fl.)