1) Beset by dire circumstances 2) British play 3) Facing dire straits 4) In extremity 5) Near death 6) Play set in France 7) Play set in the 12th century 
at the point of death. ... Origin: L. Extremus, last ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(in ek-stre´mis) Latin phrase meaning at the point of death.
It is a term which defines condition prior to death.
Type: Term Pronunciation: in eks-trē′mis Definitions: 1. At the point of death.
Facing imminent death.
In extremis is Latin for at the point of death
[adv] - at the point of death
at death - at the point of (a person's) death - alternative to 'in articulo mortis' - mostly significant in assessing reliability of statements made by the deceased in relation to a case
adverb at the point of death
in extremity. · near death.