Independency
[,indi'pendәnsi]
Definition
(n.) Independence.
(n.) Doctrine and polity of the Independents.
Typist: Nelda
Examples
- This independency of the clergy of France upon the court of Rome seems to be principally founded upon the pragmatic sanction and the concordat. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They expected soon to conquer the other seven, when Portugal recovered its independency by the elevation of the family of Braganza to the throne. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I must tell you that I possess a small independency, arising partly from my own savings, and partly from a legacy left me some years since. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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