In′/dis-pĕn′sa-ble, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and dispensable; Fr. & Sp. indispensable, It. indispensabile.] 1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite, whether by the laws of nature or those of propriety and morality. The protection of religion is indispensable to all governments. Warburton. 2. Not admitting dispensation; not providing for release or exemption. The law was moral and indispensable. Burnet.