† precableadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin precārī , -ble suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin precārī to ask, beg, request (see precation n.) + -ble suffix. Compare post-classical Latin precabilis entreating, praying (in an undated glossary; 12th cent. in a British glossarial source).

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

That may be asked or demanded as a feudal service or tax.

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1587 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 505/2 Þai ar ane pairt of the bodie and memberis subiect to þe payment of taxt stent watcheing warding and all vþer precable charges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	precable
释义	† precableadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin precārī , -ble suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin precārī to ask, beg, request (see precation n.) + -ble suffix. Compare post-classical Latin precabilis entreating, praying (in an undated glossary; 12th cent. in a British glossarial source). Scottish. Obsolete. rare. That may be asked or demanded as a feudal service or tax. ΚΠ 1587 Sc. Acts Jas. VI (1814) III. 505/2 Þai ar ane pairt of the bodie and memberis subiect to þe payment of taxt stent watcheing warding and all vþer precable charges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1587
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