dependance

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
noun the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

From Middle French dépendance, equivalent to depend + -ance.

That we must rely on God Himself, and our whole dependance must be upon Him. — Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, Mary White Rowlandson
Concerning the Thoughts of man, I will consider them first Singly, and afterwards in Trayne, or dependance upon one another. — Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes
That would have been only such a pittance, as to keep her constantly in a state of dependance upon him. — The String of Pearls; Or, The Barber of Fleet Street. A Domestic Romance., Thomas Peckett Prest

addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation

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