perforce

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(pər fôrs′)

adverb

by or through necessity; necessarily

Origin: ME par force < OFr: see per & force

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adverb
By necessity; by force of circumstance.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English par force

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : par, by (from Latin per; see per)

Origin: + force, force; see force

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