contingence
noun
con·tin·gence kən-ˈtin-jən(t)s 
1
: contingency
2
: tangency
Synonyms
- case
- contingency
- contingent
- event
- eventuality
- possibility
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Example Sentences
the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on
Recent Examples on the Web The team had a strong veteran contingence, but none of those veterans had anyone to lead them. 
Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, "indeterminacy," borrowed from Medieval Latin contingentia "tangency, indeterminacy, chance" (Late Latin, "what is possible"), noun derivative of contingent-, contingens "dependent on circumstances, contingent entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1
contingence
noun
as in possibility
something that might happen the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- possibility
- event
- contingency
- contingent
- case
- probability
- eventuality
- risk
- accident
- hazard
- hap
- chance