/ek"si jeuhn see, ig zij"euhn-/ , n. , pl. exigencies .
1. exigent state or character; urgency.
2. Usually, exigencies . the need, demand, or requirement intrinsic to a circumstance, condition, etc.: the exigencies of city life.
3. a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy; emergency: He promised help in any exigency.
Also, exigence .
[ 1575-85; exigentia. See EXIGENT, -ENCY ]
Syn. 3. crisis, contingency, plight, strait; predicament, fix, pinch.