pregnability
nə adjective
1.
capable of being taken or won by force: a pregnable fortress.
2.
open to attack; assailable: a pregnable argument.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English prenable < Middle French prenable, pregnable, equivalent to pren- (weak stem of prendre to seize, take < Latin pre(he)ndere; see prehension) + -able -able; -g- perhaps from obsolete expugnable (in same sense)
1400–50; late Middle English prenable < Middle French prenable, pregnable, equivalent to pren- (weak stem of prendre to seize, take < Latin pre(he)ndere; see prehension) + -able -able; -g- perhaps from obsolete expugnable (in same sense)
Related forms
preg·na·bil·i·ty, noun
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pregnable (ˈprɛɡnəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| capable of being assailed or captured | |
| [C15 prenable, from Old French prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to lay hold of, catch] | |
| pregna'bility | |
| —n | |
| pregnable (ˈprɛɡnəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| capable of being assailed or captured | |
| [C15 prenable, from Old French prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to lay hold of, catch] | |
| pregna'bility | |
| —n | |
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