The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was
necessitated to draw all his army into York.
Clarendon.
Ne*ces`si*tat"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. nécessitation.] The act of making
necessary, or the state of being made necessary; compulsion. [R.] bp.
Bramhall.
Ne*ces"si*tied (?), a. In a state of want; necessitous. [Obs.] Shak.
Ne*ces"si*tous (?), a. [Cf. F. nécessiteux.] 1. Very needy or indigent;
pressed with poverty.
Necessitous heirs and penurious parents.
Arbuthnot.