n.
Function: noun
Date: 1548
1 : something contingent : CONTINGENCY
2 : a representative group : DELEGATION , DETACHMENT <a diplomatic contingent >
n.
Function: noun
Date: 1548
1 : something contingent : CONTINGENCY
2 : a representative group : DELEGATION , DETACHMENT <a diplomatic contingent >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012