of necessity
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Also, out of necessity. As an inevitable consequence, unavoidably, as in the New Testament: “Of necessity he must release one unto them at the Feast” (Luke 23:17). [Late 1300s]
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Words nearby of necessity
of late, OFlem, Oflot, O.F.M., Of Mice and Men, of necessity, of note, of old, of one's life, of one's own accord, OFr.
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