occupableadj.

Brit.

/ˈɒkjᵿpəbl/, U.S.

/ˈɑkjəpəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin occupabilis (1625 in the passage translated in quot. 1853) < classical Latin occupāre occupy v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare French occupable (1890; earlier in Middle French in an isolated attestation (c1508)). Compare earlier occupiable adj.

Now rare.

= occupiable adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective] > habitable

biglyc1400

habitablea1425

tenantable1542

inhabitable1601

liveable1814

occupiable1814

occupable1853

live-in1955

1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius De Jure Belli I. ii. iii. 256 In things which are properly no one's, two things are occupable [L. occupabilia]; the lordship, and the ownership.

1858 Harper's Mag. Mar. 494/1 How the sexes are marking off their respective territories in literature! No doubt we shall soon have the equivalent of a government survey, and a regular division of occupable land.

1996 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 21 July (Real Estate) 1 Today's tents practically erect themselves. Some models are reportedly up and occupable in 60 seconds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	occupable
释义	occupableadj. Brit. /ˈɒkjᵿpəbl/, U.S. /ˈɑkjəpəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin occupabilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin occupabilis (1625 in the passage translated in quot. 1853) < classical Latin occupāre occupy v. + -bilis -ble suffix. Compare French occupable (1890; earlier in Middle French in an isolated attestation (c1508)). Compare earlier occupiable adj. Now rare. = occupiable adj. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective] > habitable biglyc1400 habitablea1425 tenantable1542 inhabitable1601 liveable1814 occupiable1814 occupable1853 live-in1955 1853 W. Whewell tr. H. Grotius De Jure Belli I. ii. iii. 256 In things which are properly no one's, two things are occupable [L. occupabilia]; the lordship, and the ownership. 1858 Harper's Mag. Mar. 494/1 How the sexes are marking off their respective territories in literature! No doubt we shall soon have the equivalent of a government survey, and a regular division of occupable land. 1996 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 21 July (Real Estate) 1 Today's tents practically erect themselves. Some models are reportedly up and occupable in 60 seconds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1853
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