exigency

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nsi, ˈɛgzɪ-, ɪgˈzɪ-, ɛgˈzɪ-/

noun (plural exigencies)

  • an urgent need or demand: women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy demanded it [mass noun]: he put financial exigency before personal sentiment

Origin:

late 16th century: from late Latin exigentia, from Latin exigere 'enforce' (see exact)