impartible
Americanadjective
adjective
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law (of land, an estate, etc) incapable of partition; indivisible
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capable of being imparted
Other Word Forms
- impartibility noun
- impartibly adverb
- unimpartible adjective
Etymology
Origin of impartible
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin impartībilis indivisible. See im- 2, partible
Example Sentences
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The latter made much show of an impartible and inalienable sovereignty eternally vested in the people; but in practice its exercise is impossible outside the confines of a city-state.
From Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham by Laski, Harold Joseph
But ideas are perfect, simple, immaterial, and impartible natures.
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
But it contains intelligibles after the manner of an image, and receives partibly their impartible forms, such as are uniform variously, and such as are immovable, according to a self-motive condition.
From Introduction to the Philosophy and Writings of Plato by Taylor, Thomas
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