devisable

 [dih-vahy-zuh-buhl]  

de·vis·a·ble

   [dih-vahy-zuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
2.
Law. capable of being transferred.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French: assignable by will, Old French: that which may be divided, equivalent to devis(er) (see devise) + -able -able

Related forms
un·de·vis·a·ble, adjective
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devisable (dɪˈvaɪzəbəl)
 
—adj
1.  law (of property, esp realty) capable of being transferred by will
2.  able to be invented, contrived, or devised

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