independency n 1: freedom from control or influence of another or others [syn: {independence}, {independency}]
Independency \In`de*pend"en*cy\, n. 1. Independence. [1913 Webster] "Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!" --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Doctrine and polity of the Independents. [1913 Webster]