Archaic Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.
In·de·pen·dence (ĭńdĭ-pĕńdəns)
A city of western Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. A starting point for the Santa Fe and Oregon trails during the 19th century, it was the home of President Harry S. Truman. His gravesite and presidential library are here.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition