Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Contingency

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Contingency


Subjects in this Topic:

(1):

(n.) An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.

(2):

(n.) An adjunct or accessory.

(3):

(n.) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.

(4):

(n.) The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.

(5):

(n.) Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.