1. Subordination.
2. (Au pluriel) Bâtiments annexes.
ETYM Late Lat. dependentia, from Latin dependens. Related to Dependent, Dependance.
Lack of independence or self-sufficiency; SYN. dependance, dependency.
State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
A building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building.
ETYM From Rely.
1. Certainty based on past experience; SYN. trust.
2. The state of relying on something.