exigency


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
exigency /ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nsi, ˈɛgzɪ-, ɪgˈzɪ-, ɛgˈzɪ-/ (also exigence)
noun (pl. exigencies) an urgent need or demand.
– origin C16: from late L. exigentia, from L. exigere (see exact).
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