force of will

: strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power

used with a number to indicate the strength of the wind according to the Beaufort scale

: moral or mental strength

: to do violence to

: to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means

: to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity

used to express futurity

used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal

used to express a command, exhortation, or injunction

: a legal declaration of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property or estate after death

: desire, wish: such as

: disposition, inclination

: to cause or change by an act of will

: intend, purpose

: decree, ordain