exigency

Etymology

From Middle French exigence , from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).

noun

  1. (chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
    … but these details I am compelled by exigencies of space to hold over until next month. 1940 July, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 408
  2. An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

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