servisable
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French servisable; equivalent to servise + -able. Compare serviable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɛrvisˈaːbəl/, /ˌsɛrvisˈaːblə/
Adjective
servisable
- Obedient, happy to serve.
- (rare) Helpful, functional.
- (biblical) Prohibited on the Sabbath.
Descendants
- English: serviceable
References
- “servisāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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