necessitude

Noun

 * 1)  The state or characteristic of being in need; neediness.
 * 2)  A circumstance or event which is necessary or unavoidable, especially because it is a requirement of a social role or natural state of affairs.
 * 3) * 1872, James Parsons, "The Ancient Commonwealth," The American Law Register (1852-1891), vol. 20, no. 8, New Series vol. 11, p. 485:
 * He lives with them in the isolated home of the tribe and enters into the mysterious communion with the domestic gods who still take part in the necessitudes of the family.
 * 1)  Necessity.
 * 2)  A relation or connection between people or things.
 * He lives with them in the isolated home of the tribe and enters into the mysterious communion with the domestic gods who still take part in the necessitudes of the family.
 * 1)  Necessity.
 * 2)  A relation or connection between people or things.
 * 1)  A relation or connection between people or things.
 * 1)  A relation or connection between people or things.

Usage notes

 * ,, , are all nouns closely related to , but they tend to have narrower ranges of usage than the term . The principal sense of  and  is impoverishment, but the plural form of the former  denotes a set of circumstances which is inevitable or unavoidable.  is used to suggest necessity as a philosophical or cosmic principle.  tends to be used to stress a direct connection to the adjective.