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indispensable

/ˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbəl/ noun C2
  1. A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
  2. Trousers. (colloquial, dated)

Plural indispensables

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Mycroft draws four hundred and fifty pounds a year, remains a subordinate, has no ambitions of any kind, will receive neither honour nor title, but remains the most indispensable man in the country.”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 3 · B2
“Then,” said he, “you are ready to pay the official visits, which are absolutely indispensable?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 959 · C1
“They were indispensable.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 584 · C1
“Ah, perbacco, indispensable, were they?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 584 · C1

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