plural of necessity

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite. / The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack. / Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.

(obsolete) In a state of want; necessitous.

The most basic items required in order to live or to perform something.

Everyday items required for personal hygiene; everyday toiletries.

(philosophy, metaphysics, theology) Necessarianism, especially as espoused by Joseph Priestley.

(Christianity, Judaism) Work that is sufficiently important to be done on the Sabbath, despite the usual prohibitions against working on that day.

plural of work of necessity

(economics) A type of temporary coinage, issued in places where regular coinage is unavailable, sometimes consisting of leather or wood.

plural of money of necessity