Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Reliance

Reliance (-ans) , noun

[From Rely.]

1.
The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.
In reliance on promises which proved to be of very little value. — Macaulay
2.
Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust; as, the boat was a poor reliance. — Richardson