† behovableadj.
Obsolete.
Useful, profitable, advantageous; incumbent.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]
fremefulc1000
i-duȝea1250
hendyc1275
begetela1325
profitablea1325
speedful1340
worth1340
speedyc1380
behoveful1382
fructuousc1386
fruitfulc1386
vailable1390
availantc1420
availingc1420
commodious1420
commodous?1440
available1474
behovablea1475
advantageousc1485
profitly1485
beneficiala1513
advantageable1548
sanative1548
gainful1555
vantageable1570
vantageous?1572
gainy1573
comfortable1576
conducent1578
advantageous1591
bootful1594
availful1598
conducible?1611
commoditous1621
conducing1624
conduceful1635
proficuousa1642
proficaciousa1660
beneficenta1676
conducive1710
benefactory1744
benignant1791
sanatorya1832
beneficiary1836
society > morality > duty or obligation > [adjective] > due or owed (of an obligation) > falling upon one as a duty
duec1390
incumbent1567
dutiful1588
behovable1596
a1475 J. Russell Bk. Nurture (Harl. 4011) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 170 Þerfore stuffe of household is behoveable.
1482 Monk of Evesham 49 Y toke hem, and to behouable vsus ful treuly y spende hem.
1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1276/2 Gamaliel dyd see better what was behouable.
1596 T. Bell Suruey Popery ii. ii. viii. 172 It was as well behooueable, to haue the wiues confirmed, as the husbandes.
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