requisite
adjective/ˈrekwɪzɪt/
/ˈrekwɪzɪt/
[only before noun] (formal)- necessary for a particular purpose
- She lacks the requisite experience for the job.
- They were not able to start the meeting until the requisite number of members were present.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRequisite is used with these nouns:- degree
- skill
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin requisitus ‘searched for, deemed necessary’, past participle of requirere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + quaerere ‘seek’.Definitions on the go
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