Bible Dictionaries
Reliance

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.

(2):

(n.) Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Reliance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/reliance.html. 1828.