noun (ˈiːɡrɛs)1. Also called: egression the act of going or coming out; emergence
2. a way out, such as a path; exit
3. the right or permission to go out or depart
4. astronomy another name for emersion (sense 2)
verb (ɪˈɡrɛs) (intransitive) Word origin
C16: from Latin
ēgredī to come forth, depart, from
gradī to move, step