dependency
1590s (adj.), 1610s (n.); see dependent + -cy. Originally also dependancy, on the French model, but the Latinate form gradually pushed this into disuse; see -ance. Meaning "territory subordinate to another nation" is recorded from 1680s.
〔蒋〕[pend，pens=hang悬挂，-ency名词后缀] 依赖，从属，属地，属国