What is that which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
need — That which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business. [Obs.] Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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