Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reliance \Re*li"ance\ (-ans), n. [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.

Source : WordNet®

reliance
     n 1: certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with
          considerable reliance on the work of other scientists";
          "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
          [syn: {trust}]
     2: the state of relying on something