Pronunciation: ˌ ā - ˌ fo ̇ r-sh ē - ' o ̇ r- ˌ ī , ˌ ä- ˌ fo ̇ r-sh ē - ' o ̇ r- ē , - ˌ fo ̇ r-t ē -
Function: adverb
Etymology: New Latin, literally, from the stronger (argument)
Date: 1561
: with greater reason or more convincing force ― used in drawing a conclusion that is inferred to be even more certain than another <the man of prejudice is, a fortiori, a man of limited mental vision>