manableadj.

Brit.

/ˈmanəbl/, U.S.

/ˈmænəbəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: man n.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < man n.¹ + -able suffix.

Now regional and archaic.

Of a woman: of a suitable age or appearance to be married or seduced. Also of a woman's age.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [adjective] > of marriageable age

manable1608

wife-old1898

1608 T. Middleton Familie of Love (new ed.) iv. sig. G Had you not been soe manable, here are some would haue saued you that labor.

a1626 J. Fletcher & W. Rowley Maid in Mill ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aaaa3^v/1 Shee's manable, is she not?

1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xii. 234 I do mistrust the folk about her in the north there. And remember, she's of manable age: wooers, I hear tell on.

1996 D. Ó Muirithe Words we Use 43 An overheard conversation [between travelling people in Galway] went something like this: ‘What age is Mongan's young wan now?’ ‘I don't know to hell. She's manable anyways.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	manable
释义	manableadj. Brit. /ˈmanəbl/, U.S. /ˈmænəbəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: man n.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < man n.¹ + -able suffix. Now regional and archaic. Of a woman: of a suitable age or appearance to be married or seduced. Also of a woman's age. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > fitness for marriage > [adjective] > of marriageable age manable1608 wife-old1898 1608 T. Middleton Familie of Love (new ed.) iv. sig. G Had you not been soe manable, here are some would haue saued you that labor. a1626 J. Fletcher & W. Rowley Maid in Mill ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aaaa3^v/1 Shee's manable, is she not? 1935 E. R. Eddison Mistress xii. 234 I do mistrust the folk about her in the north there. And remember, she's of manable age: wooers, I hear tell on. 1996 D. Ó Muirithe Words we Use 43 An overheard conversation [between travelling people in Galway] went something like this: ‘What age is Mongan's young wan now?’ ‘I don't know to hell. She's manable anyways.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1608
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