perforce
adverb
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Pronunciation: /pəˈfɔːs/ / /pɚˈfɔɹs/
adv
Etymology: From Middle English par force, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French par force (“by force”).
- By constraint of circumstances; of necessity; as a matter of course.
“Mr. Wickham's happiness and her own were perforce delayed a little longer, and Mr. Collins's proposal accepted with as good a grace as she could..”
“"Keep fast thy hold, for by such stairs as these," The Master said, panting as one fatigued, "Must we perforce depart from so much evil."”
- By force.
“If ſhe denie, Lord Hastings goe with him, And from her iealous Armes pluck him perforce.”
“For you, most wicked sir, whom to call brother Would even infect my mouth, I do forgive Thy rankest fault; all of them; and require My dukedom of thee, which, perforce, I know Thou must restore.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English par force, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French par force (“by force”).
- To force; to compel.