exigencyn.

Brit.

/ˈɛksᵻdʒ(ə)nsi/,

/ˈɛɡzᵻdʒ(ə)nsi/,

/ᵻɡˈzɪdʒ(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈɛɡzədʒənsi/,

/ˈɛksədʒənsi/,

/ᵻɡˈzɪdʒənsi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s exigencie, 1600s exegencie, 1600s–1700s exegency, 1600s– exigency.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin exigentia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin exigentia exigence n.; compare -ency suffix. Compare earlier exigence n.

1. What is needed or required; a thing wanted or demanded; a requirement, a necessity.

a. In singular.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary

needc1230

necessityc1390

necessary?a1425

exigence1446

requisitec1487

exigency1588

exigents1588

sine qua non1602

essentiala1620

implement1632

indispensable1681

needful1681

simple1858

1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) iii. i. 329 The residue were fined..according to the exigencie and temper of their fault.

1651 Just Balance 5 To grant Reprieves, according to the exigencie of circumstances relating to the publike good of their States respectively.

1662 Bk. Common Prayer Pref. The various exigency of times and occasions.

1738 S. Berington Great Duties Life i. 47 Worship be due to God from the Exigency of his Nature and Divine Perfections.

1773 Scots Mag. 35 App. 701/1 A black, when on his journey, goes into the first house that suits his exigency, and, though unknown, the family share their provisions with him.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India III. vi. i. 37 In his demands upon the Rajah..Mr. Hastings had exceeded the exigency.

1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) xxxii. 164 The talents of Mahomet rose to the exigency of the moment.

1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 433 When the sheriff has seized the debtor's goods, it is his duty to go on..until he shall have realized enough to satisfy the exigency of the writ.

1919 Jrnl. Criminal Law, Criminol. & Police Sci. 10 33 None of these sentences need be served a moment longer than the exigency of the war required.

1974 M. F. Unger Baptism & Gifts Holy Spirit iv. 73 It met an exigency in the transition from one age to another.

2010 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Leisure section) 21 The samurai's poses are stiff and formal: not only an exigency of early photography—the need to hold still—but also [etc.].

b. In plural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > that which is needed or required

want1579

exigency1612

desiderate1640

desideratuma1651

requirement1662

desideration1836

absolute1966

1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie xxvii. 149 Princes euery where according to the exigencies and necessities of their seueral Churches [Fr. selon l'exigence de leurs Eglises], assembled Synods by their owne authoritie.

1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel iv. 73 Devout persons are directed to several saints, for their several exigencies.

1730 J. Swift Drapier's Lett. (rev. ed.) in Hibernian Patriot 108 I intreat you will never suffer Mr. Wood to be a Judge of your exigencies [1724 exigences].

1765 W. Watson in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 217 For additional strength, the builders employ bars of iron, connected together in such a manner as their exigencies require.

1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iv. 28 Those who think God will..work miracles..to meet the exigencies of theology.

1898 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 June 1/6 The matter may be left in the air for the president to take such action as the exigencies of the military situation may demand.

1905 D. G. Phillips Plum Tree 276 The exigencies of campaigning, the necessity of rousing the party spirit.

1942 Billboard 11 July 7/3 A remarkable ship fully equipped with library, radio room, chemical laboratory and probably, if future exigencies of the script demand it, a complete file of FBI fingerprints.

2008 Church Times 28 Mar. 6/3 The boat race of 1944,..under the exigencies of war, moved from the Thames to the Ouse.

2. A state of urgent need; a situation of trouble or difficulty; an extremity; (in plural) straits.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > extreme or urgent need

exigence1581

heft1587

exigency1589

emergency1716

emergence1781

1589 J. Penry Viewe Publike Wants Wales 36 I hope that our bishops do not thinke, that we..are brought to that exigencie, which the prophet threatneth should come vpon the people of Iudah.

1630 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime (new ed.) vii. 70 [He] was driuen to such an exigency that he was constrained [etc.].

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 92 The amazing exigencies of a sinking man..excuse the folly of catching at reeds.

1708 J. Addison Present State War 7 We already complain of our want of Bullion, and must at last be reduc'd to the greatest Exigencies.

1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. ii. 10 The natural exigency my father was under of rubbing his head.

1863 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. VIII. 61 Yet the Exigencies of England required peace.

1918 Sci. Monthly Jan. 220 In order to meet special cases and exigencies, such as religious or political persecutions, war, famine or flood, provision might well be made [etc.].

2013 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 Sept. a19 It may be appropriate to do so in an exigency, such as a life-threatening situation.

3. Urgent need or demand; necessity; emergency; great trouble or difficulty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > sudden, extreme, or emergency

needOE

needinga1400

exigentc1475

plunge1519

opportunity1526

push1563

dead lift1567

heft1587

exigence1588

exigency1601

emergent1620

lift1624

emergencya1631

emergencea1676

emergementa1734

amplush1827

crisis1848

situation1954

1601 R. Johnson Essaies xiv. sig. F9 In cases of exigencie, the worst course is to bee gouerned by middle counselles.

1622 T. Matthew Love of Lord & Saviour xvii. 94 The mindes of many were indued with light according to the exigency of their state, which ledd their inward eyes towards this marke.

1697 K. Chetwood Pref. to Pastorals in J. Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. sig. ***1^v The Romans, in great exigency, sent for their Dictator from the Plow.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. x. 224 Such immediate..assistance as the exigency of her affairs required.

1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) I. i. iv. 70 To inspire them with fortitude, proportioned to the increasing exigency of the service.

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. ix. 401 Nor, whatever the exigency of our circumstances, can we rationally doubt of needful assistance.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 577 The exigency of the case warranted him in borrowing..a fine horse belonging to Dare.

1917 Protectionist Sept. 313/1 The bill..authorizes the President, in time of exigency, to purchase foods, fertilizer, and agricultural implements.

1964 R. M. Breckenridge in E.P. Neufeld Money & Banking in Canada (1967) ii. i. 160 Under pressure of political exigency, excess of issue over $9,000,000 was permitted in 1872.

2005 M. D. Dubber Police Power v. 118 The vast majority of police power actions, however, had none of the exigency of putting out a fire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	exigency
释义	exigencyn. Brit. /ˈɛksᵻdʒ(ə)nsi/, /ˈɛɡzᵻdʒ(ə)nsi/, /ᵻɡˈzɪdʒ(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈɛɡzədʒənsi/, /ˈɛksədʒənsi/, /ᵻɡˈzɪdʒənsi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s exigencie, 1600s exegencie, 1600s–1700s exegency, 1600s– exigency. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin exigentia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin exigentia exigence n.; compare -ency suffix. Compare earlier exigence n. 1. What is needed or required; a thing wanted or demanded; a requirement, a necessity. a. In singular. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [noun] > that which is necessary needc1230 necessityc1390 necessary?a1425 exigence1446 requisitec1487 exigency1588 exigents1588 sine qua non1602 essentiala1620 implement1632 indispensable1681 needful1681 simple1858 1588 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha (new ed.) iii. i. 329 The residue were fined..according to the exigencie and temper of their fault. 1651 Just Balance 5 To grant Reprieves, according to the exigencie of circumstances relating to the publike good of their States respectively. 1662 Bk. Common Prayer Pref. The various exigency of times and occasions. 1738 S. Berington Great Duties Life i. 47 Worship be due to God from the Exigency of his Nature and Divine Perfections. 1773 Scots Mag. 35 App. 701/1 A black, when on his journey, goes into the first house that suits his exigency, and, though unknown, the family share their provisions with him. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India III. vi. i. 37 In his demands upon the Rajah..Mr. Hastings had exceeded the exigency. 1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) xxxii. 164 The talents of Mahomet rose to the exigency of the moment. 1883 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 11 433 When the sheriff has seized the debtor's goods, it is his duty to go on..until he shall have realized enough to satisfy the exigency of the writ. 1919 Jrnl. Criminal Law, Criminol. & Police Sci. 10 33 None of these sentences need be served a moment longer than the exigency of the war required. 1974 M. F. Unger Baptism & Gifts Holy Spirit iv. 73 It met an exigency in the transition from one age to another. 2010 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Leisure section) 21 The samurai's poses are stiff and formal: not only an exigency of early photography—the need to hold still—but also [etc.]. b. In plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > that which is needed or required want1579 exigency1612 desiderate1640 desideratuma1651 requirement1662 desideration1836 absolute1966 1612 S. Lennard tr. P. de Mornay Mysterie Iniquitie xxvii. 149 Princes euery where according to the exigencies and necessities of their seueral Churches [Fr. selon l'exigence de leurs Eglises], assembled Synods by their owne authoritie. 1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel iv. 73 Devout persons are directed to several saints, for their several exigencies. 1730 J. Swift Drapier's Lett. (rev. ed.) in Hibernian Patriot 108 I intreat you will never suffer Mr. Wood to be a Judge of your exigencies [1724 exigences]. 1765 W. Watson in Philos. Trans. 1764 (Royal Soc.) 54 217 For additional strength, the builders employ bars of iron, connected together in such a manner as their exigencies require. 1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia iv. 28 Those who think God will..work miracles..to meet the exigencies of theology. 1898 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 June 1/6 The matter may be left in the air for the president to take such action as the exigencies of the military situation may demand. 1905 D. G. Phillips Plum Tree 276 The exigencies of campaigning, the necessity of rousing the party spirit. 1942 Billboard 11 July 7/3 A remarkable ship fully equipped with library, radio room, chemical laboratory and probably, if future exigencies of the script demand it, a complete file of FBI fingerprints. 2008 Church Times 28 Mar. 6/3 The boat race of 1944,..under the exigencies of war, moved from the Thames to the Ouse. 2. A state of urgent need; a situation of trouble or difficulty; an extremity; (in plural) straits. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [noun] > extreme or urgent need exigence1581 heft1587 exigency1589 emergency1716 emergence1781 1589 J. Penry Viewe Publike Wants Wales 36 I hope that our bishops do not thinke, that we..are brought to that exigencie, which the prophet threatneth should come vpon the people of Iudah. 1630 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime (new ed.) vii. 70 [He] was driuen to such an exigency that he was constrained [etc.]. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 92 The amazing exigencies of a sinking man..excuse the folly of catching at reeds. 1708 J. Addison Present State War 7 We already complain of our want of Bullion, and must at last be reduc'd to the greatest Exigencies. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. ii. 10 The natural exigency my father was under of rubbing his head. 1863 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. VIII. 61 Yet the Exigencies of England required peace. 1918 Sci. Monthly Jan. 220 In order to meet special cases and exigencies, such as religious or political persecutions, war, famine or flood, provision might well be made [etc.]. 2013 Washington Post (Nexis) 30 Sept. a19 It may be appropriate to do so in an exigency, such as a life-threatening situation. 3. Urgent need or demand; necessity; emergency; great trouble or difficulty. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > sudden, extreme, or emergency needOE needinga1400 exigentc1475 plunge1519 opportunity1526 push1563 dead lift1567 heft1587 exigence1588 exigency1601 emergent1620 lift1624 emergencya1631 emergencea1676 emergementa1734 amplush1827 crisis1848 situation1954 1601 R. Johnson Essaies xiv. sig. F9 In cases of exigencie, the worst course is to bee gouerned by middle counselles. 1622 T. Matthew Love of Lord & Saviour xvii. 94 The mindes of many were indued with light according to the exigency of their state, which ledd their inward eyes towards this marke. 1697 K. Chetwood Pref. to Pastorals in J. Dryden tr. Virgil Wks. sig. **1^v The Romans, in great exigency, sent for their Dictator from the Plow. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V* III. x. 224 Such immediate..assistance as the exigency of her affairs required. 1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) I. i. iv. 70 To inspire them with fortitude, proportioned to the increasing exigency of the service. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. ix. 401 Nor, whatever the exigency of our circumstances, can we rationally doubt of needful assistance. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 577 The exigency of the case warranted him in borrowing..a fine horse belonging to Dare. 1917 Protectionist Sept. 313/1 The bill..authorizes the President, in time of exigency, to purchase foods, fertilizer, and agricultural implements. 1964 R. M. Breckenridge in E.P. Neufeld Money & Banking in Canada (1967) ii. i. 160 Under pressure of political exigency, excess of issue over $9,000,000 was permitted in 1872. 2005 M. D. Dubber Police Power v. 118 The vast majority of police power actions, however, had none of the exigency of putting out a fire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1588
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