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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.
That may be governerned, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient; submissive to law or rule.

Definition 2024


governable

governable

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Adjective

governable (comparative more governable, superlative most governable)

  1. Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule; controllable; manageable; obedient.

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  • governable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • governable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913