• (n.) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. • (n.) Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. • (a.) Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing; critical. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/exigent/
Ex'i·gent noun 1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [ Obsolete] « Why do you cross me in this exigent ?» Shak. 2. (o. Eng. Law) The name of a writ in proceedings before outlawry. Abbott. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/87
Ex`i·gent adjective [ Latin exigens , - entis , present participle 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. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/87