Pronounced: dih-KANT, verb
Notes: I knew one of the definitions
Yesterday’s word
The word issuable means
- open to contest, debate, or litigation
- authorized for issue
- possible as a result of consequence
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1500s
Background / Comments
While all of the definitions make sense, I thought of the second one listed above. When the word first came into English, it had the first definition above. The word “issue” traces back to the Latin word exire (to go out).
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