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.