Definition for Necessity (nescessity)

necessity (nescessity), n. [Fr. < L. necesse, needful, necessary.]

  1. Poverty; want; difficulty; neediness; helplessness; [fig.] lowly status.
  2. Urgency; emergency; crisis.
  3. Expediency; qualification; prerequisite.
  4. Demand; basic instinct; [fig.] hunger pang.
  5. Basic item; essential element; primary component; critical factor.
  6. Need; desire; preference; requirement.

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