Con-tin'gence or Con-tin'gen-cy, n.

n. [Fr. contingence, Sp. contingencia, It. contingenza.] 1. The quality of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass. Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. South. 2. An event which may occur; a possibility; a casualty. The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. Hallam. Syn.—Casualty; accident; chance.