[ex.pe.di.en.cy] n, pl -cies (1612) 1: the quality or state of being suited to the end in view: suitability, fitness
2. obs a: haste, dispatch b: an enterprise requiring haste or caution
3: adherence to expedient means and methods "put more emphasis on ~ than on principle --W. H. Jones"
4: a means of achieving a particular end: expedient -- ex.pe.di.en.tial adj