perforce

[ per-fawrs, -fohrs ]

adverb

1. of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance:

   The story must perforce be true.

perforce

/ pəˈfɔːs /

adverb

1. by necessity; unavoidably

Word History and Origins

Origin of perforce¹

1300–50; per + force; replacing Middle English par force < Middle French

Word History and Origins

Origin of perforce¹

C14: from Old French par force; see per , force ¹

Example Sentences

That hope also went, perforce, into the deeply compromised political system that Obama would lead.

From The Daily Beast

Its use, in place of the hard and empty-toned Diapasons to which we had perforce become accustomed, is rapidly growing.

From Project Gutenberg

This in English would be meaningless, and was perforce replaced by what seems to be a fair equivalent.

From Project Gutenberg

The fevered mules plunged in headlong and drank greedily; the riders were perforce obliged to slake their thirst after them.

From Project Gutenberg

Had they spoken she would perforce have believed them; but then, as she herself said, it would have made "so little difference."

From Project Gutenberg

The Author of his own Memoirs must perforce speak frequently, nay constantly, about himself.

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