independency
a territory not under the control of any other power.
(initial capital letter)Ecclesiastical.
the principle that the individual congregation or church is an autonomous and equalitarian society free from any external ecclesiastical control.
the polity based on this principle.
Origin of independency
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How to use independency in a sentence
It was a frugality founded, not upon avarice, but upon the love of independency.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonTo the party of religious and political independency he was an abomination, and great efforts were made to get him recalled.
A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I | Francis ParkmanPaoli talked very highly on preserving the independency of Corsica.
He urged Lee to lay his hand upon his heart, and say whether the Americans wanted freedom from taxation or independency.
The Siege of Boston | Allen FrenchIf an intelligent traveller, he would think, Surely this was not the first origin of independency here!
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire | Thomas Coleman
British Dictionary definitions for independency (1 of 2)
/ (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ) /
a territory or state free from the control of any other power
another word for independence
British Dictionary definitions for Independency (2 of 2)
/ (ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsɪ) /
(esp in the Congregational Church) the principle upholding the independence of each local church or congregation
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