servisable
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- cervyciable, servesabill, servicable, serviceable, serviciable, servisabul, servisabylle, servyciable, servysabill, servysable, servyseable, servysiabylle
Etymology
editBorrowed from Old French servisable; equivalent to servise + -able. Compare serviable.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editservisable
- Obedient, happy to serve.
- (rare) Helpful, functional.
- (biblical) Prohibited on the Sabbath.
Descendants
edit- English: serviceable
References
edit- “servisāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.