relievable
English
Etymology
relieve + -able
Adjective
relievable (comparative more relievable, superlative most relievable)
- Capable of being relieved; fitted to receive relief.
- 1678, Matthew Hale, Pleas of the Crown. A Methodical Summary
- Suits in Parliament originally commenced for things relievable at Law
- 1678, Matthew Hale, Pleas of the Crown. A Methodical Summary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for relievable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)