oathable

adj

oathable

adj

Etymology From oath + -able.

1

Capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.

  • You're not oathable, Altho' I know you'll swear Into strong shudders th' immortal godsc. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

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