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requisite

re·qui·site

UK/ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ US/ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ rare
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

anything indispensable

  • “food and shelter are necessities of life”
  • “the essentials of the good life”
  • “allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions”
  • “a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained”
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adjective

1.

necessary for relief or supply

  • “provided them with all things needful”
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From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

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