EXPEDIENT (2)

Ex‐pe″di‐ent, n. 1. 1. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to accomplish an end.
What sure expedient than shall Juno find, To calm her fears and ease her boding mind? Philips. 2. 2. Means devised in an exigency; shift.
Syn. — Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.