English → Latin
“independence” in Latin
lībertāsliberty, freedom; civil liberty; political liberty, independenceāmittōto let go, let slip, let fall; to remit, pardon; to loseserviōto be a slave to; to serve; to be devoted to, subject to; to have respect to, regard or care for, consultpecūniamoney; wealth; cash, ready money, liquid wealth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
independence
libertas (opposed to servitus): arbitrium liberum (the liberty of acting after one’s own will; opposed to alius voluntas). To deprive anybody of his independence, alicui libertatem eripere: to lose one’s independence, libertatem perdere or amittere: to have lost one’s independence, servire: servitutem pati.
An independence (= sufficient income), facultates quae aliquem sustinent: pecunia, quae necessarios sumtus suppeditet or quae perpetuos sumtus suppeditet, nec solum necessarios, sed etiam liberales (Cic..): sui nummi (opposed to debt, aes alienum). To have an independence; Vid: “to have an INDEPENDENT property.”
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for independence?
- The usual Latin words for “independence” are lībertās, āmittō, serviō; also pecūnia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.