Definitions for requisite
ˈrɛk wə zɪtreq·ui·site

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessaryadjective

   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"

2. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. requisitenoun

   An indispensable item; a requirement.

2. requisiteadjective

   Essential, required, indispensable.

3. Etymology: From requisitus, perfect passive participle of requiro, from which English require.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. REQUISITEadjective

   Necessary; needful; required by the nature of things.

   Etymology: requisitus, Lat.

   When God new modelled the world by the introduction of a new religion, and that in the room of one set up by himself, it was requisite, that he should recommend it to the reasons of men with the same authority and evidence that enforced the former. Robert South, Sermons.

   Cold calleth the spirits to succour, and therefore they cannot so well close and go together in the head, which is ever requisite to sleep. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   Prepare your soul with all those necessary graces, that are more immediately requisite to this performance. William Wake.

2. Requisitenoun

   Any thing necessary.

   Res non parta labore, sed relicta, was thought by a poet to be one of the requisites to a happy life. Dryden.

   For want of these requisites, most of our ingenious young men take up some cried up English poet, adore him, and imitate him, without knowing wherein he is defective. Dryden.

   This God on his part has declared for the requisites on ours, what we must do to obtain these blessings, is the great business of us all to know. William Wake.

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1. requisite

   Requisite refers to something that is necessary or indispensable for a particular purpose, task, or situation. It can be an object, a condition, a quality, or a certain level of skill or knowledge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Requisitenoun

   that which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable

2. Requisiteadjective

   required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary; indispensable

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Requisite

   rek′wi-zit, adj. required: needful: indispensable.—n. that which is required: anything necessary or indispensable.—adv. Req′uisitely.—ns. Req′uisiteness, state of being requisite; Requisi′tion, the act of requiring: an application—for a public meeting, for a person to become a candidate for Parliament, &c.: a demand, as for necessaries for a military force: a written request or invitation.—v.t. to make a requisition or demand upon, to seize.—n. Requisi′tionist, one who makes a requisition.—adj. Requis′itive.—n. Requis′itor.—adj. Requis′itory.—n. Requis′itum, that which a problem asks for.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of requisite in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of requisite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of requisite in a Sentence

1. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker:

   Senator Sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job [of attorney general] -- to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all of our citizens.

2. A. W. Tozer:

   One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organizations do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always.

3. Dick Durbin:

   There is nothing to concede, secretary Clinton will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates.

4. Ulrich Lehner:

   The confidence of the major shareholders and a joint understanding within the Supervisory Board on the strategic direction of Thyssenkrupp were the basis for my work and a pre-requisite for my promise to Berthold Beitz to successfully further develop the company in the interest of customers, employees and shareholders. This is now no longer given, i take this step consciously to enable a fundamental discussion with our shareholders on the future of Thyssenkrupp. My decision may contribute to creating the necessary awareness with all concerned parties that a break-up of the company and the related loss of many jobs is not an option – neither in the interest of the founder, nor in the interest of the country.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=requisite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Requisite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=requisite
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requisite
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=requisite