单词 | locable |
释义 | † locableadj.n. Obsolete. rare. A. adj. Capable of being placed in or appointed to a particular position. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [adjective] > that can be appointed locablec1570 c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 27, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Semidite is the half of the first mesur of noittis quhilk alanerlye in perfyt tym is locable. 1816 J. Bentham Introductory View 5 in Extract Constit. Code: Official Aptitude Maximized Persons locable in the several situations. B. n. A person fit to be appointed to a particular position.Apparently only in the works of Jeremy Bentham. ΚΠ 1816 J. Bentham Introductory View 5 in Extract Constit. Code: Official Aptitude Maximized Persons locable in the several situations, say in one word, locables. 1830 J. Bentham Constit. Code I. ix. 407 Applicants..demanding admission into the locable list, and to what end presenting themselves for examination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.n.c1570 |
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