† martiableadj.
Obsolete.
Of or relating to war or armies; = martial adj.
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martiala1425
Martian1449
warly1457
martiable?a1475
warlike1560
polemical1640
stratiotic1656
?a1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Kings of Eng. (Harl. 2261) in J. R. Lumby Polychron. Ranulphi Higden (1882) VIII. 521 (MED) The fifthe Henry..Grete experte in merciable disciplyne.
1543 ( Chron. J. Hardyng (1812) 124 (MED) Many were, through actes marcyable [rhyme honourable], Dispended then by warres violence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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