Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perforce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perforce \Per*force"\, adv. [F. par (L. per) + force.]
By force; of necessary; at any rate. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perforce \Per*force"\, v. t.
To force; to compel. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perforce
adv : by necessity; by force of circumstance
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