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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024preg•na•ble (preg′nə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being taken or won by force:a pregnable fortress.
- open to attack;
assailable:a pregnable argument.
- Latin pre(he)ndere; see prehension) + -able -able; -g- perh. from obsolete expugnable (in same sense)
- Middle French prenable, pregnable, equivalent. to pren- (weak stem of prendre to seize, take
- late Middle English prenable 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pregnable /ˈprɛɡnəbəl/ adj - capable of being assailed or captured
Etymology: 15th Century prenable, from Old French prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to lay hold of, catch |