deputable
English
Etymology
Adjective
deputable (comparative more deputable, superlative most deputable)
- (archaic) Fit to be deputed or to act as a deputy.
- 1841, Thomas Carlyle, Baillee The Covenanter:
- [A]ll these fitted Baillie to be a leader in General Assemblies and conclaves, a man deputable to the London Parliament and elsewhither.
References
- “deputable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.