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Dependant vs Dependance - What's the difference?

dependant | dependance |

As nouns the difference between dependant and dependance

is that dependant is dependent; one who is dependent while dependance is addiction, dependence (a habit or practice).

As a verb dependant

is .

As an adjective dependant

is dependent.

dependant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
  • (US)

    • References

    * Merriam-Webster Indicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. * Encarta Always a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.

    dependance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) dependence
  • * 1651, Thomas Hobbes, Leviathon, Chapter 5
    • ...Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependance of one fact upon another...
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