contingencyn.[Cf. F. contingence.]1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.(J. Gregory.)2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the possibility of coming to pass.()Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. (South.)3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.()The remarkable position of the queen rendering her death a most important contingency. (Hallam.)4. An adjunct or accessory.(Wordsworth.)5. (Law) A certain possible event that may or may not happen, by which, when happening, some particular title may be affected.()()