∙ Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c.] ecclesiastical, obsolete
∙ Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored. [from 17th c.] of duties, rules etc.
∙ Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without. [from 17th c.]
Noun
∙ A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]
∙ Trousers. [from 19th c.] in the plural, colloquial, dated
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