egency

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noun

need; neediness; poverty.

OriginLatin egentia →
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Meanings

nounegency (uncountable)

alternative egence

  1. obsoleteuncountableneed; neediness; poverty.

Origin

  1. Latinegentia
  2. Englishegency

From Latin egentia from egere (“to need, to be in need”).

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APA

egency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egency

MLA

“egency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egency.

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