servisable

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cervyciable, servesabill, servicable, serviceable, serviciable, servisabul, servisabylle, servyciable, servysabill, servysable, servyseable, servysiabylle

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French servisable; equivalent to servise +‎ -able. Compare serviable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsɛrvisˈaːbəl/, /ˌsɛrvisˈaːblə/

Adjective

servisable

1. Obedient, happy to serve.
2. (rare) Helpful, functional.
3. (biblical) Prohibited on the Sabbath.

Descendants

• English: serviceable

References

• “servisāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.