acquirable, a.
(əˈkwaɪərəb(ə)l)
[f. acquire v. + -able.]
Capable of being acquired; attainable.
| 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 174 Wherein as yet mens enquiries are blinde, and satisfaction acquirable from no man. 1784 J. Barry Lect. on Art ii. (1848) 112 Invention..can hardly be considered as an acquirable quality. 1880 Muirhead Gaius 598 In early times an hereditas was held acquirable by usucapion by one who had no title as heir. |