exigence noun.
['ɛksɪdʒ(ǝ)ns, 'ɛgzɪ-] LME.[Old & mod. French, or late Latin exigentia, from exigent-: see EXIGENT adjective, -ENCE.]1. =
EXIGENCY 1.
LME-E19.2. Urgent need or necessity.
L16.■ S. Spender Political exigence was never a justification for lies.3. A situation calling for urgent measures; a crisis, an emergency.
M17.■ M. C. Clarke Falstaff is equal to any exigence. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲