allowabilityn.
/əˌlaʊᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /əˌlaʊəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The quality or condition of being allowable (in various senses); permissibility, allowableness (of something).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun]
validity1588
substantiality1660
validness1727
allowability1815
1815 Monthly Mag. May 311/2 If the Roman coins deprive Stonehenge of much of its presumed ancientry, they prove..the allowability of inference from analogous construction.
1887 A. S. Lamb Specific Unbelief 82 The allowability of judgment of another [is] recognised.
1911 Decisions Comptroller Treasury 17 988 The office has entertained doubt as to the allowability of the claim.
1973 Daily Tel. 9 Mar. (Colour Suppl.) 26/4 I'm horrified that so many people here are clamouring for the American system of tax allowability.
2002 Church Times 8 Nov. 19/5 He..holds that the Church of England is in disobedience over its decision to ordain women as priests. ‘I have never questioned their capability, just their allowability.’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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