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aneabil

aneabil adjective: the meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include.

Adjective

aneabil

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) Unmarried (having no spouse).
    • Procreat upon ane Concubine, or as we commonlie say, upon ane aneabil or singill woman, quhom he maries thereafter, as his lawfull wife.1609, John Skene, transl., Regiam majestatem: the auld lawes and constitutions of Scotland, 1st edition, volume 1

Noun

aneabil

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) A single woman or concubine.

Origin of aneabil

Uncertain. Possibly from ane (a variant of one) + -able, or an alteration of onlepy. Alternatively, from the Latin inhabilis, used to refer to an unmarried man, or Old French anable. Whether the word was used as an adjective or a noun is uncertain.

Questions about aneabil

What does aneabil mean?
Aneabil means the meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include.
What part of speech is aneabil?
Aneabil can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near aneabil in the dictionary

  1. andyrobertsite
  2. Andys
  3. Andøy
  4. Andøya
  5. ANE
  6. aneabil
  7. aneal
  8. anealed
  9. anealing
  10. aneals
  11. anear

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