dependance Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
    addiction; habituation; dependence; dependency.
  2. noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
    dependence; dependency.

WordNet

De*pend"ant, De*pend"ance, De*pend"an*cy noun (Also<
  • Dependant
  • Dependance
  • Dependancy
)
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913