Meanings
adjectiveconstrainable (comparative more constrainable, superlative most constrainable)
comparative more constrainable · superlative most constrainable
- Capable of being constrained.
by mere force of their agreement taken place as a law, making all men constrainable to be obedient thereunto
[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Old Frenchconstreindre
- Middle Englishconstreinen
- Englishconstrain
- Englishconstrainable
Cite this entry
APA
constrainable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrainable
MLA
“constrainable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrainable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constrainable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrainable.
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