partible
[ pahr-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of being divided or separated; separable; divisible.
Origin of partible
1Other words from partible
- par·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·par·ti·ble, adjective
- un·par·ti·ble, adjective
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How to use partible in a sentence
As they claim as joint-heirs or parceners, the land must have been subject to partibility, and therefore of socage tenure.
British Dictionary definitions for partible
partible
/ (ˈpɑːtəbəl) /
adjective
(esp of property or an inheritance) divisible; separable
Origin of partible
1C16: from Late Latin partibilis, from part-, pars part
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