Middle English Dictionary Entry
prē̆sentāble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | prē̆sentāble adj. |
| Etymology | From prē̆senten v. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Eccl. Of a benefice: to which there is attached a right of presentation; (b) law liable to formal charge of wrongdoing.
Associated quotations
a
- (1463) Doc.in Collect.Topogr.3269 : Also it is agreed..þat asoft within þe seid xvij yeres as any chauntrie or chapell not presentable..or any oþer office longyng to any of þe seid maners shall belonge to þe yift..þe same feffees shall..suffre..Alianore to yeve þe same chauntre, chapell, or office to such a persone as þe same Alianore shall name þerto.
b
- (1451) Paston2.526 : In the Cite of Norwyche must the falshodys and the fals getyngys of good ther don ben fowndyn, and thow summ maters ben not presentable, or paraventur in seche forme not corigyble ther, yet so that the mater in the self be orible and fowle..it semyth summe men best that all go forthe and be taken.