EMERG'ENT, adjective Rising out of a fluid or any thing that covers or surrounds. The mountains huge appear emergent 1. Issuing or proceeding from. 2. Rising out of a depressed state or from obscurity. 3. Coming suddenly; sudden; casual; unexpected; hence, calling for immediate action or remedy; urgent; pressing; as an emergent occasion.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI