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wardable

wardable adjective: liable to the tax called castle-guard.

Adjective

wardable (not comparable)

  1. (UK, obsolete) Liable to the tax called castle-guard.
    • His Lordship having left a ward there, the castle being wardable, the Lord Mountgarrett was put at liberty, and therehence [the Lord Lieutenant] marched to Limerick, […]1899, Great Britain, Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Ireland ...: Apr. 1599-Feb. 1600, Public Record Office, page 134

Origin of wardable

From ward + -able.

Questions about wardable

What does wardable mean?
Wardable means liable to the tax called castle-guard.
What part of speech is wardable?
Wardable is an adjective.

Words near wardable in the dictionary

  1. Ward's pill
  2. Ward's pills
  3. ward-room
  4. ward-rooms
  5. Warda
  6. wardable
  7. wardage
  8. Wardak
  9. Wardale
  10. wardapet
  11. wardapets

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