† legableadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin legabilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin legabilis that may be bequeathed (frequently from 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin lēgāre legate v. + -bilis -ble suffix.

Obsolete.

Capable of being bequeathed.

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1677 R. Izacke Antiq. Exeter 28 All Lands and Tenements within the said City be deviseable, legable and may be given and bequeathed by the last Will and Testament.

1687 J. Dalrymple Decisions Lords of Council & Session II. 205 The Defender alledged Absolvitor from payment of this Legacy, because it being a special Legacy of a Bond, the foresaid Bond became Heretable by a subsequent Right, and so was neither Testable nor Legable.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Legable, that is not intail'd as Hereditary, but may be bequeathed by Legacy.

1882 H. G. Rawson Students' Pocket Law-lexicon Legable, capable of being bequeathed.

1912 C. P. Johnson N. Y. Annotated Digest II. 865 If the case which he states entitles him to any remedy, whether legable or equitable, his complaint is not to be dismissed because he has prayed for a judgment to which he is not entitled.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	legable
释义	† legableadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin legabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin legabilis that may be bequeathed (frequently from 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin lēgāre legate v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Obsolete. Capable of being bequeathed. ΚΠ 1677 R. Izacke Antiq. Exeter 28 All Lands and Tenements within the said City be deviseable, legable and may be given and bequeathed by the last Will and Testament. 1687 J. Dalrymple Decisions Lords of Council & Session II. 205 The Defender alledged Absolvitor from payment of this Legacy, because it being a special Legacy of a Bond, the foresaid Bond became Heretable by a subsequent Right, and so was neither Testable nor Legable. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Legable, that is not intail'd as Hereditary, but may be bequeathed by Legacy. 1882 H. G. Rawson Students' Pocket Law-lexicon Legable, capable of being bequeathed. 1912 C. P. Johnson N. Y. Annotated Digest II. 865 If the case which he states entitles him to any remedy, whether legable or equitable, his complaint is not to be dismissed because he has prayed for a judgment to which he is not entitled. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1677
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