Ex-ā'men, n.

(egz-ā'men), n. [Lat., a multitude issuing forth, a means of examining, the tongue of a balance, a weighing, consideration, examination, for exagmen, from exigere; Fr. & Sp. examen, It. esame, examine, examina. See EXACT, a.] Examination; disquisition; inquiry. [Rare.] “A critical examen of the two pieces.” Cowper.