Inevitably determined or fixed by predestination or the operation of natural laws; happening or existing by an inherent necessity. (In early use…
This passes gradually into the sense: Necessitated, obliged.
Necessitated, forced. Obsolete. rare.
English regional (northern and north midlands). Constrained or obliged to do something. Also with infinitive complement contextually implied. Cf. fain…
Originally: made binding or obligatory, bounden. In later use: compelled, necessitated. Obsolete. rare.