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Webster 1913 Edition
Accountable
Ac-count′a-ble
,Adj.
1.
Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable;
as, every man is
. accountable
to God for his conduct2.
Capable of being accounted for; explicable.
[R.]
True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and
accountable
, – not a burden but a privilege. B. Whichcote.
Syn. – Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accountable
ACCOUNT'ABLE
, a.1.
Liable to be called to account; answerable to a superior.Every man is accountable to God for his conduct.
2.
Subject to pay, or make good, in case of loss. A sheriff is accountable, as bailiff and receiver of goods.Accountable for, that may be explained. [Not elegant.]