Topic: MILITARY
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | requisitio, from Latin requirere; REQUIRE |
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req‧ui‧si‧tion
[transitive]
[transitive]PMPG if someone in authority, especially the army, requisitions a building, vehicle, or food, they officially demand to have it during an emergency such as a war [= commandeer]: The building was requisitioned as a military hospital for the duration of the war.
The building was requisitioned as a military hospital for the duration of the war. —requisition noun [uncountable and countable]
