dernier ressort
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He begged, however, that he might not be called upon to take office except as a dernier ressort, a necessity.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
Resort′er, a frequenter.—Last resort, the last means of relief, the final tribunal—the French dernier ressort.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
A dernier ressort, vraiment! for my choice was that, or cooling my feet on the burning pavement au naturel; I who have such a terror of any one seeing my naked foot!
From A Confederate Girl's Diary by Dawson, Sarah Morgan
If the Military kept whittling down our rations, if we were to be permitted only to nibble like so many birds, the vegetables might one day serve as a dernier ressort.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
But that would only be a dernier ressort, and a thousand things might happen in the meantime.
From One Maid's Mischief by Fenn, George Manville
