Definition of "expedience" in English

noun

1. (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to cause some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.

   • April 11 1690, John Sharp, sermon preached at White-Hall to determine concerning the expedience of actions

2. Speed, haste or urgency.

3. Something that is expedient.

4. (obsolete) An expedition; enterprise; adventure.