Perforce

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perforce \Per*force"\, adv. [F. par (L. per) + force.]
     By force; of necessity; at any rate. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Perforce \Per*force"\, v. t.
     To force; to compel. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perforce
       adv : by necessity; by force of circumstance