The state or quality of being independent, Archaic Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence, The state of being independent; exemption from dependence upon another or others, or from another's control; self-support or self-government, That which renders one independent; property or income sufficient to make one independent of others; a competency

Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt, having legal immunity, Not affected by a given influence; unresponsive, Of or relating to immunity or an immune response, Having resistance to a specific pathogen, Having or producing sensitized antibodies or lymphocytes that react to specific antigens, noun_ One who is exempt; specifically, one who is protected from a particular disease by inoculation or by a previous attack

A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event, A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day, A period during which pupils and students do not attend their school or university, verb_ To take a period of time away from work or study, spend or take a vacation, intransitive verb_ To pass a holiday or vacation, adjective_ Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay, Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion

An exception to the ordinary operation of law, as, A deduction from the normal amount of taxes, a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc)