Necessity

ne-ses′i-ti, n. state or quality of being nece ary: that which is nece ary or unavoidable: compulsion: great need: poverty.— ns. Nece itā′rian ; Nece itā′rianism , nece arianism.— v.t. Nece ′itāte , to make nece ary: to render unavoidable: to compel.— n. Nece itā′tion .— adjs. Nece ′itied ( Shak. ), in a state of want; Nece ′itous , in nece ity: very poor: destitute.— adv. Nece ′itously .— n. Nece ′i to us ne .— Natural nece ity , the condition of being nece ary according to the laws of nature; Logical or Mathematical , according to those of human intelligence; Moral , according to those of moral law; Works of nece ity , work so nece ary as to be allowable on the Sabbath. [L. nece itas .]