I. ˈēˌgres noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin egressus, from egressus, past participle of egredi to go out, come out, from e- + -gredi (from gradi to step, go) — more at grade
1. : the act or right of going or coming out (as from a place of confinement)
provided that reasonable means of ingress and egress be allowed to the livestock — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa)
specifically : the emergence of a celestial object from eclipse, occultation, or transit
2. : a place or means of going out : exit , outlet
a small room whose only egress … was … a mammoth rat hole — Agnes M. Cleaveland
II. (ˈ)ē|gres intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Latin egressus, past participle
: to go out : issue