Ex`i*gent, a. [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere to drive out or forth, require, exact. See Exact.]
Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical.
"At this
exigent moment."
Burke.
© Webster 1913.
Ex"i*gent, n.
1.
Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment.
[Obs.]
Why do you cross me in this exigent?
Shak.
2. o. Eng.Law
The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry.
Abbott.
© Webster 1913.