Contingency

·noun An adjunct or accessory.

II. Contingency ·noun Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.

III. Contingency ·noun The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.

IV. Contingency ·noun An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.

V. Contingency ·noun A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.