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ex⋅i⋅gen⋅cy

  [ek-si-juhn-see, ig-zij-uhn-]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. exigent state or character; urgency.
2. Usually, exigencies. the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
3. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.
Also, ex⋅i⋅gence.

Origin:
1575–85; < ML exigentia. See exigent, -ency

Synonyms:
3. crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch.
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ex·i·gen·cy   (ěk'sə-jən-sē, ĭg-zĭj'ən-)   
n.   pl. ex·i·gen·cies

  1. The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action.

  2. A pressing or urgent situation. See Synonyms at crisis.

  3. Urgent requirements; pressing needs. Often used in the plural.

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Word Origin & History

exigency 
1581, from M.Fr. exigence, from L.L. exigentia "urgency," from L. exigentem (nom. exigens), from exigere "to demand" (see exact).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex·i·gen·cy
Pronunciation: 'ek-s&-j&n-sE, ik-'si-j&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in pl.
2 a : the quality or state of being exigent b : a state of affairs that makes urgent demands
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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