Oc*cur"rence (?), n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See Occur.]
1.
A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.
Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence and expectation of something new.
I. Watts.
2.
Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life.
All the occurrence of my fortune.
Shak.
Syn. -- See Event.
© Webster 1913.