The mountains huge appear emergent. --Milton.
2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for
prompt action; urgent.
Protection granted in emergent danger. --Burke.
{Emergent year} (Chron.), the epoch or date from which any
people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the
emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of
Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of
the declaration of their independence. -- {E*mer"gent*ly},
adv. -- {E*mer"gent*ness}, n. [R.]