egence

== English == === Etymology === From Latin egens, egentis, present participle of egere (“to be needy, suffer want”). === Noun === egence (countable and uncountable, plural egences) The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. === References === “egence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.