1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision. Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new. I. Watts.
2. Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life. All the occurrence of my fortune. Shak.
Syn.
— See Event.
OCCURRENT Oc*cur"rent, a. Etym: [L. occurrens, -entis, p.pr. of occurrere: cf.F. occurrent. See Occur.]
Defn: Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.
OCCURRENT
Oc*cur"rent, n.
1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.] Holland.
2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.] These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world. Sir T. Browne.
OCCURSE
Oc*curse", n. Etym: [L.occursus.]
Defn: Same as Occursion. [Obs.] Bentley.