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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Rĕq'ui-si'tion, n.

noun

(rĕk'wī-zĭsh'un), n. [Lat. requisitio, Fr. réquisition, Pr. requisicio, Sp. requisicion, It. requisizione, riquisizione. See REQUIRE.]

  1. The act of requiring.
  2. Application made as of right; demand.
  3. A written call or invitation; a formal summons; as, a requisition for a public meeting. [Eng.]
  4. Especially, a formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender of a fugitive from justice. Kent.
  5. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries.