What is power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. Shak called?
force — Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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