Definition of "necessitude" in English

noun

1. (rare) The state or characteristic of being in need; neediness.

2. (rare, usually pluralized) A circumstance or event which is necessary or unavoidable, especially because it is a requirement of a social role or natural state of affairs.

   • 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.

3. (rare, chiefly philosophy) Necessity.

4. (archaic) A relation or connection between people or things.