Ĕx'i-gent1, n.
n. [Lat. exigens, exigentis, p. pr. of exigere, to drive out or forth, to require, exact, from ex, out of, from; and agere, to lead, drive; Fr. exiger, Pr., Sp., & Pg. exigir, It. esigere.]
Sense 1. A state of pressing need; exigency; emergency; extremity. [Obs.]
Why do you cross me in this exigent? Shak.
Sense 2. (Law.) A judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry. Burrill.