Ex-pē'di-ence or Ex-pē'di-en-cy, n.
n. 1. The state or quality of being expedient; fitness or suitableness to effect a purpose intended; desirableness; advantage.
It is a very easy matter, in most cases, to determine concerning the expedience of actions. Sharp.
Sense 2. The quality of aiming at selfish or inferior good at the expense of that which is higher; self-interest; self-seeking;—often opposed to moral rectitude.
Sense 3. Expedition; haste; dispatch. [Obs.] “Making hither with all due expedience.” Shak.
Sense 4. Expedition; adventure. [Obs.] “Forwarding this dear expedience.” Shak.