DEPENDANCE
\dɪpˈɛndəns], \dɪpˈɛndəns], \d_ɪ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_s]\
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The state of hanging down from a supporter; something hanging upon another; concatenation, connexion, relation of one thing to another; state of being at the disposal of another; the things or persons of which any man has the dominion; reliance, trust, confidence.
By Thomas Sheridan
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.