perforce

Definition

By constraint of circumstances; of necessity; as a matter of course.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Mr. Wickham's happiness and her own were perforce delayed a little longer, and Mr. Collins's proposal accepted with as good a grace as she could.."
• ""Keep fast thy hold, for by such stairs as these," The Master said, panting as one fatigued, "Must we perforce depart from so much evil.""
• "So, bevelling around by Mullett's and the Signal House which they shortly reached, they proceeded perforce in the direction of Amiens street railway terminus"