Con-jŭnct'ūre, n.
(kon-jŭnkt'yur, 53), n. [L. Lat. conjunctura, Fr. conjoncture, It. congiuntura.]
Sense 1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; connection; combination. “The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity.” Hobbes. “A conjuncture of circumstances.” Addison.
Sense 2. An occasion or crisis as the effect of the combination of circumstances.
He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. Macaulay.