Bible Dictionaries
Independence

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.

(2):

(n.) Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Independence'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/independence.html. 1828.