“requisites” is a form of
requisite
/ˈɹɛkwɪzɪt/ adjective, noun
Forms requisites
- adjective Essential, indispensable, required. “Please submit the requisite papers before the end of the financial year.”
- noun An indispensable item; a requirement.
Synonyms
basic essential indispensable necessar necessary necessitous needed prerequisite required necessity requirement needful
Antonyms
discretionary elective facultative free noncompulsory nonmandatory nonobligate nonobligatory nonrequired nonrequisite optional optionary
Etymology
From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.
Webster’s 1913
- noun That which is required, or is necessary; something indispensable.
- adjective Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; All truth requisite for men to know. Milton.
Etymology [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere; pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See Require.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “requisite”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details