English Explanatory Dictionary

defeasible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.

Pronunciation

[dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ]

Word forms

defeasible more defeasible most defeasible

Etymology

Back-formation from defeasance + -ible, from Anglo-Norman defesaunce, Old French desfaisance, a deverbal noun from desfaire (“to undo”) (Modern French défaire), from des- (“un-, apart”) + fere, faire (“to do”) + -able, reflecting Latin dis- + facere + -ābilis. Near-doublet of defeatable.

Derived words

defeasibility defeasible fee defeasibleness defeasibly indefeasible undefeasible
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