exigencies

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exigencies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Exigency \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. Exigencies. [LL. exigentia:
     cf. F. exigence.]
     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.
          [1913 Webster]