1530s, probably from urgent + abstract noun suffix -cy.
the urgency of his need
they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
urethane
urethra
urethritis
uretic
urge
urgency
urgent
Uriah
uric
urinal
urinalysis
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