Requisiteness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Requisite \Req"ui*site\, a. [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere;
     pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See {Require}.]
     Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so
     needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary;
     indispensable.
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           All truth requisite for men to know.     --Milton.
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     Syn: Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.
          [1913 Webster] -- {Req"ui*site*ly}, adv. --
          {Req"ui*site*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  requisiteness
       n : the state of being absolutely required