necessitied

adj

necessitied

adj

Etymology From necessity + -ed.

1

Obsolete In a state of want; necessitous.

  • This ring was mine, and when I gave it Helen / I bade her, if her fortunes ever stood / Necessitied to help, that by this token / I would relieve her.c. 1604–1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, act 5, scene 3:

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