indecimable

English

Etymology

From in- (“not”) +‎ Latin decimare (“to tithe”). Compare French indécimable. See decimate.

Adjective

indecimable (not comparable)

1. Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the payment of tithes.
   • 1628–1644, Edw[ard] Coke, (please specify |part=1 to 4), London:

     What things be indecimable by the Law, and ought not to pay tithe.

References

• “indecimable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• medicinable