"For want of" is a preposition meaning "because of the absence of" https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_want_of#English https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_wa

"For want of" is a preposition meaning "because of the absence of" https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_want_of#English https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/for_want_of#English