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rulable, a.|ˈruːləb(ə)l|
Also 5 reule-, 7 ruleable.
[f. rule v. and n. + -able.]
1. Capable of being ruled; governable. ? Obs.
c1449Pecock Repr. ii. xvi. 242 Therfore thei helden..that the bodili heuen and hise seid parties reuliden al that was reuleable here bynethe. 1596Bacon Let. to Essex Oct. (1671) 89 For the removing the Impression of your Nature to be Opiniastre and not Rulable. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 251 They make the Horses..tractable, and rulable, to be turned, restrained, or put forward. 1680H. Dodwell Two Lett. i. Contents, Some general Rules in managing a Parochial Cure for bringing the People to a Ruleable temper.
2. Admissible as a rule. rare—1.
1624Bp. R. Montagu Gagg 201 But..I will take no such exception: I admit it ruleable every way.
3. U.S. colloq. Allowable by rule; permissible.
1888–9in Century Dict. s.v., It shall be rulable to reject any..packages varying widely in color or quality from the bulk of the lot. 1890L. D'Oyle Notches 170 He would take a cigar—not considered exactly fair, perhaps, but ‘rulable’ (occasionally) according to the standard of the country. |