Etymology

perforce

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Today it means: By constraint of circumstances; of necessity; as a matter of course. Full definition →

Middle English par force ← Old French par force
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  1. Old French · derived frompar force“by force”
  2. Middle English · inherited frompar force
  3. English todayperforce

From Middle English par force, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French par force (“by force”).

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