egress 1 /'ē-ˌgres/ n [Medieval Latin egressus, literally, act of going out, departure, from Latin, from egredi to go out, from e - out + gradi to make one's way]
1: the action or right of going or coming out
2: a place or means of going out or exiting compare ingress
egress 2 /i-'gres/ vi: to go or come out
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.