Necessitude

Necessitude
Necessitude Ne*ces"si*tude, n. [L. necessitudo, fr. necesse. See {Necessray}.] 1. Necessitousness; want. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]

2. Necessary connection or relation. [1913 Webster]

Between kings and their people, parents and their children, there is so great a necessitude, propriety, and intercourse of nature. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


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