obligableadj.
/ˈɒblᵻɡəbl/, U.S. /ˈɑbləɡəb(ə)l/ rare.
Capable of being brought under an obligation.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > [adjective] > bound or under obligation > able to be
tenable1604
obligable1648
1648 J. Taylor Let. in H. Cary Memorials Great Civil War (1842) II. 100 The king not being personally obliged, and the supreme power itself not obligable, the former considerations may be effected.
1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 243 One man can come under obligations on which you can rely,—is obligable; and another is not.
1952 Mind 65 235 When an affirmative answer is correct or justified, I shall call the action which would be cited to justify its corrections an obligable action.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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