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Definition of independency : 1. Doctrine and polity of the Independents.
2. Independence.

Synonyms:

liberty, free, self-government, sovereignty, dependence, freedom, autonomy, independence

Usage examples:

• By and by I met my Lord Brouncker; and he and I to the Duke of York alone, and discoursed over the carriage of the present Treasurers, in opposition to, or at least independency of, the Duke of York, or our Board, which the Duke of York is sensible of, and all remember, I believe; for they do carry themselves very respectlessly of him and us. - "Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright", Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke.
• I ought to explain here that the muckle kirk meant the parish church; and that the religious community to which Thomas Crann belonged was one of the first results of the propagation of English Independency in Scotland. - "Alec Forbes of Howglen", George MacDonald.
• He asked: " Is there no way of treating back of this step of independency?" - "Benjamin Franklin", John Torrey Morse, Jr..