Imminençe, a

& s. [Lat. imminent i a, from imminens, pr. par. of immineo =to hang over: im Ital. imminenza.] 1. The quality or state of being imminent or impending. *2. That which is imminent; any impending ill or danger. "I do not speak of flight, of fear, of death; But dare all imminence." Shakesp.: Troilus and Cre ida, v. 10. Im'-mi-nent, a. [Lat. imminens, pr. par. of immineo; Fr. imminent ; Ital. imminente ; Sp. inminente.] *1. Hanging over; bent over or on. "Their eyes ever imminent on worldly matters." -Mil ton: Reformation, bk. ii. 2. Impending; threatening to fall or occur; near or close at hand. "When danger imminent betides." Cowper: The Snail . (Trans.) *3. Threatening, deadly. "Hair-breadth 'scapes i' th' imminent deadly breach." Shakesp.: Othello , i. 3.