Dependency

State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.

A thing hanging down; a dependence.

That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.

A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.

being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)