The state of being dependent on or subordinate to something else; an alternative form of appendence.
From Latin appendere with the suffix -ency (indicating a state or quality), used interchangeably with appendence. The -ency/-ence variation is common in English where both suffixes derive from Latin -entia/-antia.
English speakers often created multiple versions of the same word—appendence, appendency, appendance—and now most of them are obsolete. It's like English was experimenting to find the perfect word, then abandoned the extras!
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