Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

independency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: in-de-pen-den-cy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

An independent territory or state.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The principle that each individual religious congregation is free from any external ecclesiastical control, as by a bishop.

Example Sentences

"All young creatures, thought I, more or less, covet independency […]."
"A printed copy of this Declaration of Independency came accidentally to our hands a few days after the dispatch of the Mercury packet, and we have the honor to enclose it."
"I found myself in possession of a small independency"

Etymology

From independent + -cy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

independencies (plural)

Synonyms

independence

Questions

What does independency mean?: Independence.
Where does independency come from?: From independent + -cy.

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