- (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.
- (n.) Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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