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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Exigency \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Exigencies}. [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." --Ludlow.

Syn: Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency;
necessity; crisis.
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