Requisite

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɹɪˈkwɪzɪt/
• US IPA: /ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/

Origin

From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō ("I require, seek, ask for"), from which English require.

Full definition of requisite

Adjective

1. Essential, required, indispensable.

Synonyms

• necessary

Related terms

• requisition

Noun

1. An indispensable item; a requirement.
• 1861, w, Utilitarianism, But this something, what is it, unless the happiness of others, or some of the requisites of happiness?