{ De‐pend″ant (?), De‐pend″ance (?), n., De‐pend″an‐cy (?) }, n. See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency.
☞ The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent.