| exigency | Origin: LL. Exigentia: cf. F. Exigence. The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. "The present exigency of his affairs." Synonym: Demand, urgency, distress, pressure, emergency, necessity, crisis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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