Ex-trēm'i-ty, n.
n. [Lat. extremitas, Fr. extrémité, Pr. extremitat, Sp. extremidad, It. estremità.]
Sense 1. That which is at the extreme; the utmost limit; the furthest point or portion;—said of the body, or of a country, and the like.
They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of Ethiopia. Arbuthnot.
Sense 2. The utmost point; highest degree. “The extremity of bodily pain.” Ray.
Sense 3. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering; greatest need or peril.
Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such compulsion. Milton.
Upon mere extremity he summoned this last Parliament. Milton.
Synonyms—Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.