amovableadj.

Brit.

/əˈmuːvəbl/, U.S.

/əˈmuvəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1600s– amovable.

β. 1800s amovible.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amove v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < amove v.² + -able suffix. Compare earlier amovability n., and also earlier removable adj.Compare post-classical Latin amovibilis (from 15th cent. in British sources), French amovible (1681). With the β. forms compare -ible suffix.

Now rare.

Of a person: subject to removal or dismissal from an office or position; removable.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > [adjective] > able to be

dative1461

removable1526

remotivec1550

deposable1643

amovable1667

dismissible1824

1667 T. Sprat tr. Second Charter in Hist. Royal-Soc. ii. 139 In case that any one or more of the Council aforesaid.., for misdemeanour, or other reasonable cause, are declar'd to be amovable by the President and the rest of the Council.

1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. viii. 275 In the Latin Churches, none but simple Chaplains are amovable [Fr. amovibles] at the pleasure of the Bishop.

1793 B. Edwards Hist. Brit. Colonies W. Indies II. vi. i. 336 They [sc. members of the council] should be amovable only by the king's express order.

1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 154 A civil Hierarchy of Dukes or Counts, amovible perhaps by prerogative.

1941 Econ. Hist. Rev. 11 110 Considering the large number of non-resident rectors, whose duties were performed by amovable curates, one is led to suppose that those parishes were better off which had perpetual vicars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amovable
释义	amovableadj. Brit. /əˈmuːvəbl/, U.S. /əˈmuvəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1600s– amovable. β. 1800s amovible. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amove v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < amove v.² + -able suffix. Compare earlier amovability n., and also earlier removable adj.Compare post-classical Latin amovibilis (from 15th cent. in British sources), French amovible (1681). With the β. forms compare -ible suffix. Now rare. Of a person: subject to removal or dismissal from an office or position; removable. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > [adjective] > able to be dative1461 removable1526 remotivec1550 deposable1643 amovable1667 dismissible1824 1667 T. Sprat tr. Second Charter in Hist. Royal-Soc. ii. 139 In case that any one or more of the Council aforesaid.., for misdemeanour, or other reasonable cause, are declar'd to be amovable by the President and the rest of the Council. 1718 J. Ozell tr. J. Pitton de Tournefort Voy. Levant I. viii. 275 In the Latin Churches, none but simple Chaplains are amovable [Fr. amovibles] at the pleasure of the Bishop. 1793 B. Edwards Hist. Brit. Colonies W. Indies II. vi. i. 336 They [sc. members of the council] should be amovable only by the king's express order. 1851 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 154 A civil Hierarchy of Dukes or Counts, amovible perhaps by prerogative. 1941 Econ. Hist. Rev. 11 110 Considering the large number of non-resident rectors, whose duties were performed by amovable curates, one is led to suppose that those parishes were better off which had perpetual vicars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1667
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