EXIGENTS

Noun

exigents

plural of exigent

Source: Wiktionary


EXIGENT

Ex`i*gent, a. Etym: [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.]

Definition: Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. "At this exigent moment." Burke.

Ex"i*gent, n.

1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.] Why do you cross me in this exigent Shak.

2. (o. Eng. Law)

Definition: The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. Abbott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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