exigency

[ek-si-juhn-see, ig-zij-uhn-]

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noun, plural ex·i·gen·cies.

exigent state or character; urgency.
Usually exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.

Also ex·i·gence.

Origin of exigency

From the Medieval Latin word exigentia, dating back to 1575–85. See exigent, -ency

Synonyms for exigency

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3. crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch.

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Related Words for exigencies

vicissitude, contingency, requirement, dilemma, distress, juncture, want, pass, need, plight, crisis, fix, scrape, jam, crossroad, duress, hardship, emergency, pressure, necessity

Examples from the Web for exigencies

Contemporary Examples of exigencies

I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.
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But the exigencies of making ends meet prompted him to make some questionable financial decisions.
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The exigencies of the political calendar have a tendency to wreck even the best-laid plans.
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Historical Examples of exigencies

Instantly, he was all alert to meet the exigencies of the situation.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
The exigencies of practical affairs will not allow this endless balancing.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3)
John Morley
It has to do with conditioning the human being for the exigencies of life in peace or in war.
College Teaching
Paul Klapper
She did not know how to defend herself from their importunities, insolence and exigencies.
Chance
Joseph Conrad
The soldier has all that he can do to attend to the exigencies of the battle.
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Various

British Dictionary definitions for exigencies

exigency

exigence (ˈɛksɪdʒəns)

noun plural -gencies or -gences

the state of being exigent; urgency
(often plural) an urgent demand; pressing requirement
an emergency

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Word Origin and History for exigencies

exigency

1580s, from Middle French exigence, from Latin exigentia "urgency," from exigentem (nominative exigens), from exigere "to demand, require; drive out" (see exact (v.)). Related: Exigencies (1650s).