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Webster 1913 Edition
Governable
Gov′ern-a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
gouvernable
.] Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient.
Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Governable
GOV'ERNABLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
governable
governable
English
Adjective
governable (comparative more governable, superlative most governable)
- Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule; controllable; manageable; obedient.
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capable of being governed
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References
- governable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- governable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913