pregnable

(preg′nə bəl)

adjective

Origin: altered (infl. by pregnant) < ME prenable < MFr < prendre, to take < L prehendere: see prehensile

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adjective

Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable: a pregnable fortress.

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Origin: Middle English preignable, pregnabul

Origin: , from Old French prenable, pregnauble

Origin: , from prendre, to grasp

Origin: , from Latin prehendere, prēndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots

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