† vailableadj.

Forms: α. Middle English–1600s vailable, Middle English–1500s vaylable; Middle English vaill-, Middle English–1500s vayllable (1500s veyll-); Middle English–1500s vaile-, 1500s vayleable; Middle English waleable (Scottish walable), 1500s valeable (Scottish valabill). β. 1500s Scottish vailȝieabill, valiabill, valiable, 1600s Scottish valliable.

Etymology: < vail v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare available adj.

Obsolete.

1. Of avail, advantage, or benefit; availing, advantageous, beneficial, profitable, etc.; effectual, efficacious.

a. Const. for, to (unto), or with infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective]

fremefulc1000

i-duȝea1250

hendyc1275

begetela1325

profitablea1325

speedful1340

worth1340

speedyc1380

behoveful1382

fructuousc1386

fruitfulc1386

vailable1390

availantc1420

availingc1420

commodious1420

commodous?1440

available1474

behovablea1475

advantageousc1485

profitly1485

beneficiala1513

advantageable1548

sanative1548

gainful1555

vantageable1570

vantageous?1572

gainy1573

comfortable1576

conducent1578

advantageous1591

bootful1594

availful1598

conducible?1611

commoditous1621

conducing1624

conduceful1635

proficuousa1642

proficaciousa1660

beneficenta1676

conducive1710

benefactory1744

benignant1791

sanatorya1832

beneficiary1836

(a)

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 136 Wordes that ben resonable, And for this art schal be vailable.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 198 To al the lond it is vailable Only thurgh grace of his persone.

c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 948 The Ryvers..wern also ful profitable And vn-to manne ryght vayllable.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 88 b/2 Holy oylle..whiche is moche vayllable to thelthe of sykenesses of many men.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 794 Every exemple is as vayllable to the lerner, as thoughe I gave a rule.

1561 Newe Enterlude Script. Queene Hester sig. Fij The dayly prayer of that hole secte..Eke holy ceremonies of gods prouiseon To god is vaileable.

(b)1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 233 Thei tuo [sc. pity and justice] remuen alle vice, And ben of vertu most vailable To make a kinges regne stable.a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxiv. f. xviii^v/2 It is moche better & more vaylable to dispose & applie hym to folow thother gode maners & vertues of the holy faders.1565 M. Harding in J. Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 443 For the promise with the deliuery is more vaileable to transfer my right in the horse, then my promise alone.

b. Without const.

ΚΠ

c1400 J. Gower in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 8 Aboute a kyng good counseil is to preise, Above alle othre thinges most vailable.

?c1470 G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 475 Whether thei [i.e. servants] be good or nat vailable.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Ep. p. v Howe soever veyllable my poore dilygence hath ben.

1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. cxlix. sig. H ij^v Therefore let the capitaine be sure to haue some man vaileable in feates and strength.

1583 Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum i. iii. 44 The souldier might be kept in more straight obedience, without which neuer captaine can doe anie thing vaileable in the warres.

c. Scottish. Morally profitable or allowable.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > morally profitable or allowable

vailablec1485

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 283 A prince suld be amesurit, to tak delytis fleschly nocht vaillable.

a1500 Ratis Raving 3663 Kep thaim fra delyt nocht walable, And fra al deid dishonorable.

2. Legally valid or effective.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > legally valid

authentica1387

vailable1433

available1451

mightyc1460

stronga1475

very1475

authentical?1531

valid1571

validate1586

forcible1587

validous1603

α.

1433–4 Rolls of Parl. V. 437/2 In the same Parlement..her seid demenyng of the seid Revenues of the Feoffament be declared as for good and vaillable.

1451 Rolls of Parl. V. 214/1 That the Acte made..be vaillable and stond in strengh and force.

1563–4 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 262 Grantis the samin redemptioun als valabill as gif ane decrete of the Lordis of Counsale wer gevin.

1592 W. Wyrley True Vse Armorie 18 The law did then take the said grant to be good and vailable.

a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 375 Whereby it doth plainly appeare, that the Sentence given by the Pope to the contrary was not vailable.

1652 J. Wadsworth tr. P. de Sandoval Civil Wars Spain 9 Adriano's Commission was dated long before Don Ferdinando's deceas, therefore not valeable.

β. 1565 Inchaffray Charters (S.H.S.) 162 All fredomes..be als valiable and of als greit strenth, force, and effect..as gif [etc.].c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 456 Reversioun is vailȝieabill to redeme the landis fra ony possessour thairof.

3. Scottish. Of sufficient means; solvent. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off > solvent

vailable1609

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 77 Gif the debtour confessis the debt, and is not valliable in gudes and geir, to pay the samine.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 80 Gif the borgh may proue that the principall debtour is vailable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	vailable
释义	† vailableadj. Forms: α. Middle English–1600s vailable, Middle English–1500s vaylable; Middle English vaill-, Middle English–1500s vayllable (1500s veyll-); Middle English–1500s vaile-, 1500s vayleable; Middle English waleable (Scottish walable), 1500s valeable (Scottish valabill). β. 1500s Scottish vailȝieabill, valiabill, valiable, 1600s Scottish valliable. Etymology: < vail v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare available adj. Obsolete. 1. Of avail, advantage, or benefit; availing, advantageous, beneficial, profitable, etc.; effectual, efficacious. a. Const. for, to (unto), or with infinitive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] fremefulc1000 i-duȝea1250 hendyc1275 begetela1325 profitablea1325 speedful1340 worth1340 speedyc1380 behoveful1382 fructuousc1386 fruitfulc1386 vailable1390 availantc1420 availingc1420 commodious1420 commodous?1440 available1474 behovablea1475 advantageousc1485 profitly1485 beneficiala1513 advantageable1548 sanative1548 gainful1555 vantageable1570 vantageous?1572 gainy1573 comfortable1576 conducent1578 advantageous1591 bootful1594 availful1598 conducible?1611 commoditous1621 conducing1624 conduceful1635 proficuousa1642 proficaciousa1660 beneficenta1676 conducive1710 benefactory1744 benignant1791 sanatorya1832 beneficiary1836 (a) 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 136 Wordes that ben resonable, And for this art schal be vailable. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 198 To al the lond it is vailable Only thurgh grace of his persone. c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 948 The Ryvers..wern also ful profitable And vn-to manne ryght vayllable. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 88 b/2 Holy oylle..whiche is moche vayllable to thelthe of sykenesses of many men. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 794 Every exemple is as vayllable to the lerner, as thoughe I gave a rule. 1561 Newe Enterlude Script. Queene Hester sig. Fij The dayly prayer of that hole secte..Eke holy ceremonies of gods prouiseon To god is vaileable. (b)1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 233 Thei tuo [sc. pity and justice] remuen alle vice, And ben of vertu most vailable To make a kinges regne stable.a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxxiv. f. xviii^v/2 It is moche better & more vaylable to dispose & applie hym to folow thother gode maners & vertues of the holy faders.1565 M. Harding in J. Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 443 For the promise with the deliuery is more vaileable to transfer my right in the horse, then my promise alone. b. Without const. ΚΠ c1400 J. Gower in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 8 Aboute a kyng good counseil is to preise, Above alle othre thinges most vailable. ?c1470 G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 475 Whether thei [i.e. servants] be good or nat vailable. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Ep. p. v Howe soever veyllable my poore dilygence hath ben. 1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. cxlix. sig. H ij^v Therefore let the capitaine be sure to haue some man vaileable in feates and strength. 1583 Sir T. Smith's De Republica Anglorum i. iii. 44 The souldier might be kept in more straight obedience, without which neuer captaine can doe anie thing vaileable in the warres. c. Scottish. Morally profitable or allowable. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > morally profitable or allowable vailablec1485 c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 283 A prince suld be amesurit, to tak delytis fleschly nocht vaillable. a1500 Ratis Raving 3663 Kep thaim fra delyt nocht walable, And fra al deid dishonorable. 2. Legally valid or effective. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > legally valid authentica1387 vailable1433 available1451 mightyc1460 stronga1475 very1475 authentical?1531 valid1571 validate1586 forcible1587 validous1603 α. 1433–4 Rolls of Parl. V. 437/2 In the same Parlement..her seid demenyng of the seid Revenues of the Feoffament be declared as for good and vaillable. 1451 Rolls of Parl. V. 214/1 That the Acte made..be vaillable and stond in strengh and force. 1563–4 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 262 Grantis the samin redemptioun als valabill as gif ane decrete of the Lordis of Counsale wer gevin. 1592 W. Wyrley True Vse Armorie 18 The law did then take the said grant to be good and vailable. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 375 Whereby it doth plainly appeare, that the Sentence given by the Pope to the contrary was not vailable. 1652 J. Wadsworth tr. P. de Sandoval Civil Wars Spain 9 Adriano's Commission was dated long before Don Ferdinando's deceas, therefore not valeable. β. 1565 Inchaffray Charters (S.H.S.) 162 All fredomes..be als valiable and of als greit strenth, force, and effect..as gif [etc.].c1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 456 Reversioun is vailȝieabill to redeme the landis fra ony possessour thairof. 3. Scottish. Of sufficient means; solvent. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > well-off > solvent vailable1609 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 77 Gif the debtour confessis the debt, and is not valliable in gudes and geir, to pay the samine. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 80 Gif the borgh may proue that the principall debtour is vailable. 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