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Webster 1913 Edition


Deputable

Dep′u-ta-ble

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Adj.
Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy.
Carlyle.

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deputable

deputable

English

Adjective

deputable (comparative more deputable, superlative most deputable)

  1. Fit to be deputed; suitable 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.