Definition of "dependance"
dependance
noun
countable and uncountable, plural dependances
(archaic) dependence
Quotations
I am still doubtful at times as to marrying; if the old man would die I might not hesitate, but a state of dependance on the caprice of Sir Reginald will not suit the freedom of my spirit; […]
c. 1794, Jane Austen, “[Lady Susan.] XXIX. Lady Susan Venon to Mrs. Johnson.”, in J[ames] E[dward] Austen[-]Leigh, A Memoir of Jane Austen: […] to which is Added Lady Susan and Fragments of Two Other Unfinished Tales by Miss Austen, 2nd edition, London: Richard Bentley and Son, […], published 1871, page 273