marriageable

marriageable
marriageable 1550s, from MARRIAGE (Cf. marriage) + -ABLE (Cf. -able). Earlier was mariable (mid-15c.). Related: Marriageability.

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  • marriageable — marriageability, marriageableness, n. /mar i jeuh beuhl/, adj. 1. suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable. 2. of an age suitable for marriage: a marriageable daughter. [1545 …   Universalium

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