n. 1. The act of coming or going out; emergence. 2. The right to leave or go out: denied the refugees egress. 3. A path or opening for going out; an exit. 4. Astronomy The emergence of a celestial body from eclipse or occultation. intr.v. e·gressed, e·gress·ing, e·gress·es To go out; emerge. [Latin ēgressus, from past participle of ēgredī, to go out : ē-, ex-, ex- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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