PARTIBLE

partible

(adjective) (of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided; “a partible estate”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

partible (not comparable)

Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned. [from 14th c.]

Pertaining to property that can be divided between heirs on inheritance, or to an inheritance system based on such division. [from 16th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Part"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. partibilis, fr. partire to part, divide, fr. L. pars: cf. F. partible. See Part.]

Definition: Admitting of being parted; divisible; separable; susceptible of severance or partition; as, an estate of inheritance may be partible. "Make the molds partible." Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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