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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Exigency

/ĕkʹsĭjənsē/ · Ex·i·gen·cy · IPA /ˈɛɡzəd͡ʒənsi/
01 n. The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or re…
pl. Exigencies ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.