batable
English
Etymology
Abbreviated form of debatable.
Adjective
batable (comparative more batable, superlative most batable)
- (obsolete or historical) disputable; disputed
- The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called "batable ground".
References
- “batable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.