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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demand \De*mand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demanded}; p. pr & vb
n. {Demanding}.] [F. demander, LL demandare to demand,
summon, send word fr L. demandare to give in charge,
intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission,
order command. Cf {Mandate}, {Commend}.]
1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from
as by authority or right to claim, as something due; to
call for urgently or peremptorily; as to demand a debt;
to demand obedience.
This in our foresaid holy father's name Pope
Innocent, I do demand of thee. --Shak.
2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask esp. in a
peremptory manner; to question.
I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. --Shak.
3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need
of hence to call for as the case demands care
4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. --Burrill.
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