dependance

Noun dependance has 2 senses

• dependance(n = noun.state) addiction, dependence, dependency, habituation - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs);
is a kind of physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
has particulars: drug addiction, white plague

• dependance(n = noun.state) dependence, dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else;
is a kind of state
has particulars: helplessness, reliance, subordination, contingency