Per-fōrçe'1, adv.
adv. [Lat. per, through, by, and Eng. force; Fr. par force.] By force or violence; violently; of necessity; absolutely.
Bring him on perforce To speak to their affliction. Akenside.
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adv. [Lat. per, through, by, and Eng. force; Fr. par force.] By force or violence; violently; of necessity; absolutely.
Bring him on perforce To speak to their affliction. Akenside.
To force; to compel. [Obs.]