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Definition of Oathable
1. a. Capable of having an oath administered to.
Definition of Oathable
1. Adjective. Capable of having an oath administered. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oathable
1. capable of taking an oath [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oathable
Literary usage of Oathable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The parliamentary oath by Edwin Joseph L.M.P. De Lisle (1883)
"A man is not competent to take his seat, if he is un- oathable. ... Said Shakespeare
with prophetic vision:— You 're not oathable, Altho' I know you '11 ..."
2. Commentaries on the Law in Shakespeare: With Explanations of the Legal Terms by Edward Joseph White (1913)
"Hold up, you sluts, Your aprons mountant: You are not oathable,— Although, I
know, you'll swear, terribly swear, Into strong shudders, and to heavenly agues ..."
3. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Evangeline Maria O'Connor (1901)
"Hold up, you sluts, Your aprons mountant: you are not oathable; • Although, I
know, you 'll swear, terribly swear, Into strong shudders and to heavenly ..."
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