servisable
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- cervyciable, servesabill, servicable, serviceable, serviciable, servisabul, servisabylle, servyciable, servysabill, servysable, servyseable, servysiabylle
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French servisable; equivalent to servise + -able. Compare serviable.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
servisable
- 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.