Ex'i-gence or Ex'i-gen-cy, n.

n. [Fr. exigence, Sp. exigencia, It. esigenzia, esigenza.] The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, the exigence of the times or of business; an unforeseen exigency.

Not to insist too nicely upon terms in the present exigency of his affairs. Ludlow.

Synonyms—Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency; necessity.