| 1. | required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer. |
| 2. | something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc. |
req·ui·site (rěk'wĭ-zĭt) adj. Required; essential. See Synonyms at indispensable. n. Something that is indispensable; a requirement. [Middle English, from Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere, to require; see require.] req'ui·site·ly adv., req'ui·site·ness n. |
| Main Entry: | requisite |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | required, necessary; indispensable |
| Etymology: | Latin requirere 'to need' |
| Main Entry: | requisite |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | something required, necessary, or indispensable |
| Etymology: | Latin requirere 'to need' |