renounceableadj.
/rᵻˈnaʊnsəbl/, U.S. /rəˈnaʊnsəb(ə)l/, /riˈnaʊnsəb(ə)l/ Capable of being renounced.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > relinquishing > [adjective] > characterized by renunciation > renounced > that may be renounced
renounceable1696
1696 Proc. Kings-Bench upon Quo Warranto of City of London (new ed.) iii. 12 There are many things that are renounceable, that yet are not forfeitable.
1832 G. S. Faber Apostolicity Trinitarianism I. 395 The Ceremonial Law..the writer..demonstrates to be of no obligations and thence..renounceable at pleasure.
1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xiv. viii. 751 She renounces her engagement... Prussian agent answers that it is not renounceable.
1919 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 1 177 Mandate was..revocable at the will of the mandant, and even renounceable by the mandatory under certain circumstances.
1979 Daily Tel. 19 Jan. 13/2 A three-for-one capitalisation issue will then produce for Midland 86 million renounceable shares which it can sell free of stamp duty.
2001 M. Moore Ethics of Nationalism ii. 38 The obligations that a national identity may carry with it are potentially renounceable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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