expediencyn.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈspiːdɪənsi/,

/ɛkˈspiːdɪənsi/, U.S.

/ɪkˈspidiənsi/,

/ɛkˈspidiənsi/

Forms: Also 1600s expedency.

Etymology: < expedient adj. and n.: see -ency suffix.

a. The quality or state of being expedient; suitability to the circumstances or conditions of the case; fitness, advantage; †an advantage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [noun]

policyc1440

policec1450

commodity1582

expediency1612

expedience1619

1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxviii. 281 Though some good Schoolemasters doe doubt of the expediency.

1661 Grand Deb. Rev. & Alteration Bk. Common Prayer 10 Those who are unsatisfied concerning their lawfulness, or expedency.

1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice Pref. sig. c4 Many other expediencies hereof [of this Compendium] might have been mentioned.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 450 From a wise consideration of humane affairs..we may collect the..expediency, the..necessity of a future judgment.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. ix. 309 In some perplexity..about the expediency of the voyage.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator iii. 194/2 It is not a question of expediency, it is a question of sheer necessity.

†b. concrete. = expedient n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > available means or a resource > a device, contrivance, or expedient

costOE

craftOE

custc1275

ginc1275

devicec1290

enginec1300

quaintisec1300

contrevurec1330

castc1340

knackc1369

findinga1382

wilea1400

conject14..

skiftc1400

policy?1406

subtilityc1410

policec1450

conjecturea1464

industry1477

invention1516

cunning1526

shift1530

compass1540

chevisance1548

trade1550

tour1558

fashion1562

invent?1567

expediment1571

trick1573

ingeny1588

machine1595

lock1598

contrival1602

contrivement1611

artifice1620

recipea1643

ingenuity1651

expedient1653

contrivance1661

excogitation1664

mechanism1669

expediency1683

stroke1699

spell1728

management1736

manoeuvre1769

move1794

wrinkle1817

dodge1842

jigamaree1847

quiff1881

kink1889

lurk1916

gadget1920

fastie1931

ploy1940

1683 J. Barnard Theologo-historicus 117 He proposed a most excellent expediency..for the satisfaction of some scrupulous members.

a. The consideration of what is expedient, as a motive or rule of action; ‘policy’, prudential considerations as distinguished from those of morality or justice. In modern use often in a bad sense, the consideration of what is merely politic (esp. with regard to self-interest) to the neglect of what is just or right.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [noun]

expedience1608

expediency1618

opportunism1870

ad hocness1907

1618 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. IV. N.T. i. 327 Matters of good order in holy affaires may be ruled..according to reason and expediencie.

1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) vi. 43 Matters of mere expediency, that affect neither honor, morality, or religion.

1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. (1842) II. 168 Warren Hastings did act..contrary to his own declared sense of expediency, consistency, and justice.

1816 J. Austen Emma I. xviii. 316 Following his duty, instead of consulting expediency .

1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. ix. 230 Where political expediency seems to violate all moral right.

1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last 8 For no human actions ever were intended..to be guided by balances of expediency.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 156 The right of private property is based on expediency.

b. occasionally in plural. Motives of expediency; the requirements of expediency.

ΚΠ

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. ix. 118 Looming with shapes of expediencies.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty i. 25 These reasons must arise from the special expediencies of the case.

Compounds

In combinations.

ΚΠ

1853 G. S. Faber Revival Fr. Emperorship 54 Even those wise men of this world, our liberalising Expediency-Mongers, have been constrained to admit, etc.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	expediency
释义	expediencyn. Brit. /ᵻkˈspiːdɪənsi/, /ɛkˈspiːdɪənsi/, U.S. /ɪkˈspidiənsi/, /ɛkˈspidiənsi/ Forms: Also 1600s expedency. Etymology: < expedient adj. and n.: see -ency suffix. 1. a. The quality or state of being expedient; suitability to the circumstances or conditions of the case; fitness, advantage; †an advantage. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [noun] policyc1440 policec1450 commodity1582 expediency1612 expedience1619 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xxviii. 281 Though some good Schoolemasters doe doubt of the expediency. 1661 Grand Deb. Rev. & Alteration Bk. Common Prayer 10 Those who are unsatisfied concerning their lawfulness, or expedency. 1672 H. Dodwell Two Lett. Advice Pref. sig. c4 Many other expediencies hereof [of this Compendium] might have been mentioned. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 450 From a wise consideration of humane affairs..we may collect the..expediency, the..necessity of a future judgment. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. ix. 309 In some perplexity..about the expediency of the voyage. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator iii. 194/2 It is not a question of expediency, it is a question of sheer necessity. †b. concrete. = expedient n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > available means or a resource > a device, contrivance, or expedient costOE craftOE custc1275 ginc1275 devicec1290 enginec1300 quaintisec1300 contrevurec1330 castc1340 knackc1369 findinga1382 wilea1400 conject14.. skiftc1400 policy?1406 subtilityc1410 policec1450 conjecturea1464 industry1477 invention1516 cunning1526 shift1530 compass1540 chevisance1548 trade1550 tour1558 fashion1562 invent?1567 expediment1571 trick1573 ingeny1588 machine1595 lock1598 contrival1602 contrivement1611 artifice1620 recipea1643 ingenuity1651 expedient1653 contrivance1661 excogitation1664 mechanism1669 expediency1683 stroke1699 spell1728 management1736 manoeuvre1769 move1794 wrinkle1817 dodge1842 jigamaree1847 quiff1881 kink1889 lurk1916 gadget1920 fastie1931 ploy1940 1683 J. Barnard Theologo-historicus 117 He proposed a most excellent expediency..for the satisfaction of some scrupulous members. 2. a. The consideration of what is expedient, as a motive or rule of action; ‘policy’, prudential considerations as distinguished from those of morality or justice. In modern use often in a bad sense, the consideration of what is merely politic (esp. with regard to self-interest) to the neglect of what is just or right. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [noun] expedience1608 expediency1618 opportunism1870 ad hocness1907 1618 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. IV. N.T. i. 327 Matters of good order in holy affaires may be ruled..according to reason and expediencie. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) vi. 43 Matters of mere expediency, that affect neither honor, morality, or religion. 1786 E. Burke Articles of Charge against W. Hastings in Wks. (1842) II. 168 Warren Hastings did act..contrary to his own declared sense of expediency, consistency, and justice. 1816 J. Austen Emma I. xviii. 316 Following his duty, instead of consulting expediency . View more context for this quotation 1828 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I II. ix. 230 Where political expediency seems to violate all moral right. 1862 J. Ruskin Unto this Last 8 For no human actions ever were intended..to be guided by balances of expediency. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) III. 156 The right of private property is based on expediency. b. occasionally in plural. Motives of expediency; the requirements of expediency. ΚΠ 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. ix. 118 Looming with shapes of expediencies. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty i. 25 These reasons must arise from the special expediencies of the case. Compounds In combinations. ΚΠ 1853 G. S. Faber Revival Fr. Emperorship 54 Even those wise men of this world, our liberalising Expediency-Mongers, have been constrained to admit, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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