geldable
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English geldable, from Anglo-Norman gilable, guldable, equivalent to geld + -able, from geld (“money”).
Adjective
geldable (not comparable)
References
- Alexander M[ansfield] Burrill (1850–1851) “GELDABLE”, in A New Law Dictionary and Glossary: […], volumes (please specify |part= or |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: John S. Voorhies, […], →OCLC.
- “geldable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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