oathable
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]oathable (not comparable)
- Capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.
- c. 1605–1608, 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]:
- You're not oathable, Altho' I know you'll swear Into strong shudders th' immortal gods