INDEPENDENCE
In`de*pend"ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indépendance.]
1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self- subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. Pope.
2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. Declaration of Independence (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
In`de*pend"ence Day.
Defn: In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
INDEPENDENCY
In`de*pend"en*cy, n.
1. Independence.
"Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!"
Pope.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: Doctrine and polity of the Independents.
INDEPENDENT In`de*pend"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]