exigence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French exigence.
Noun
exigence (countable and uncountable, plural exigences)
- exigency
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 9
- Chagrined and surprised, they were obliged, though unwillingly, to turn back, for no shelter was nearer than their own house. One consolation however remained for them, to which the exigence of the moment gave more than the usual propriety; it was that of running with all possible speed down the steep side of the hill which led immediately to the garden gate.
- 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 9
French
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin exigentia.
Pronunciation
Noun
exigence f (plural exigences)
Related terms
Further reading
- “exigence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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