† venableadj.
Etymology: < Latin vēnum (see venal adj.2) + -able suffix.
Obsolete.
rare.
society > trade and finance > selling > [adjective] > able to be sold
1507 in Man (1816) 357 Everie burgess..may..also bye and sell all manner of merchandies and thyngs venable in feyres and markets.
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