(a.) Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur;
incidental; casual.
(a.) Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as,
the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can
not control.
(a.) Dependent for effect on something that may or may not
occur; as, a contingent estate.
(n.) An event which may or may not happen; that which is
unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a
contingency.
(n.) That which falls to one in a division or apportionment
among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a quota of troops.
