egress

[ noun ee-gres; verb ih-gres ]

/ noun ˈi grɛs; verb ɪˈgrɛs /

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noun

the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.

a means or place of going out; an exit.

the right or permission to go out.

Astronomy. emersion(def 1).

verb (used without object)

to go out; emerge.

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Origin of egress

1530–40; < Latin ēgressus going out, escape, equivalent to ēgred(ī) to go out (ē- e-¹ + -gredī, combining form of gradī to go, step; cf. grade) + -tus suffix of v. action

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Examples from the Web for egress

But it soon became certain that there was no egress from this gullet.
The English at the North Pole|Jules Verne
There was but one flight of steps to the summit, and no mode of egress save by the entrance from whence they led.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851|Various
Till that time it will be as well to prevent all ingress and egress here; and at that time I will come again.
The Three Perils of Man, Vol. 3 (of 3)|James Hogg
Then, with a low bow, he rose to his feet, and made his egress.
Hildebrand|Anonymous

Peter's attempt to effect an egress was as unsuccessful as that of the priest.
Rookwood|William Harrison Ainsworth

British Dictionary definitions for egress

egress

noun (ˈiːɡrɛs)

Also called: egression the act of going or coming out; emergence

a way out, such as a path; exit

the right or permission to go out or depart

astronomy another name for emersion (def. 2)

verb (ɪˈɡrɛs) (intr)

to go forth; issue

Word Origin for egress

C16: from Latin ēgredī to come forth, depart, from gradī to move, step

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Word Origin and History for egress

egress

1530s, from Latin egressus "a going out," noun use of past participle of egredi "go out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -gredi, comb. form of gradi "step, go" (see grade). Perhaps a back-formation from egression (early 15c.).