She had this knight from far compelled.
Spenser.
Syn. -- To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See Coerce.
Com*pel" (?), v. i. To make one yield or submit. "If she can not entreat, I can compel." Shak.
Com*pel"la*ble (?), a. Capable of being compelled or constrained. Blackstone.
Com*pel"la*bly, adv. By compulsion.
Com`pel*la"tion (?), n. [L. compellatio, fr. compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See Compel.] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. "Metaphorical compellations." Milton.
He useth this endearing compellation, "My little children."
Bp. Beveridge.
The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by "Sire," which is nothing else but father.
Sir W. Temple.
Com*pel"la*tive (?), n. (Gram.) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.