aneabil

A1N1E1A1B3I1L1

adjective

The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include

OriginLatin inhabilis ← Old French anable →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. ScotlandobsoleteThe meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  2. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. ScotlandobsoleteUnmarried (having no spouse).

      Procreat upon ane Concubine, or as we commonlie say, upon ane aneabil or singill woman, quhom he maries thereafter, as his lawfull wife.

      1609, John Skene, transl., Regiam majestatem: the auld lawes and constitutions of Scotland, 1st edition, volume 1
noun
  1. ScotlandobsoleteThe meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  2. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. ScotlandobsoleteA single woman or concubine.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchanable
  2. Latininhabilis
  3. Englishaneabil

Uncertain. Possibly from ane (a variant of one) + -able, or an alteration of onlepy. Alternatively, from the Latin inhabilis, used to refer to an unmarried man, or Old French anable. Whether the word was used as an adjective or a noun is uncertain.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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