(1):
(n.) A thing hanging down; a dependence.
(2):
(n.) That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.
(3):
(n.) A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.
(4):
(n.) State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.