DEPENDENCY

dependency. 1. A land or territory geographically distinct from the country governing it, but

belonging to the country and governed by its laws. • The Philippines was formerly a dependency

of the United States. Cf. COMMONWEALTH (2); TERRITORY(1).2. A relationship between two

persons  or  things  whereby  one  is  sustained  by  the  other  or  relies  on  the  other  for  support  or

necessities. [Blacks Law 8th]