Dependence

n. reliance; trust

Dependency or dependent may refer to:Medicine and psychologyChemical dependency, a need for a substance so strong that it becomes necessary to have this substance to function properlyCo-dependency, a behavioural conditionDependence (behavioral medicine), a continuum of physical and psychological attachments related to the concept of addictionDependent Personality Disorder, a psychiatric condition
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Dependence /de·pen·dence/ 1. a state of relying on or requiring the aid of something. 2. a state in which there is a compulsive or chronic need, as [more]Dependence - Community and Resources

Noun
1. lack of independence or self-sufficiency
(synonym) dependance, dependency
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) helplessness
2. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
(synonym) addiction, dependency, habituation
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) drug addiction, white plague
(classification) narcotic

(n.)
The state of being influenced and determined by something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause).
  

(n.)
The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.
  

(n.)
That which depends; anything dependent or suspended; anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.
  

(n.)
That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole dependence.
  

(n.)
Subjection to the direction or disposal of another; inability to help or provide for one's self.
  

(n.)
Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic relation.
  

(n.)
A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.
  

(n.)
A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be determined; ground of controversy or quarrel.