Defn: 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.
EXIGENDARY
Ex`i*gen"da*ry, n.
Defn: See Exigenter.
EXIGENT Ex`i*gent, a. Etym: [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.]
Defn: Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." Burke.
EXIGENT
Ex"i*gent, n.
1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.] Why do you cross me in this exigent Shak.
2. (o. Eng. Law)
Defn: The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. Abbott.