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expedience
UK /ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.əns/ US /ɛkˈspiː.dɪ.əns/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
The quality of being fit or suitable to cause some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
April 11 1690, John Sharp, sermon preached at White-Hall to determine concerning the expedience of actions
2
Speed, haste or urgency.
making hither with all due expedience
The sense of expedience that allowed White to cut deals and keep moving had made many, mistakenly, see him as shallow or, worse, unprincipled.
3
Something that is expedient.
4
An expedition; enterprise; adventure.
forwarding this dear expedience
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