conjuncture Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a critical combination of events or circumstances

WordNet

Con*junc"ture noun
Etymology
Cf. F. conjoncture, LL. conjunctura.
Definitions
  1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.
    The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity. Hobbes.
    A fit conjuncture or circumstances. Addison.
  2. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions.
    He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. Macaulay.

Webster 1913