Note: The border land between England and Scotland, being formerly a subject of contention, was called batable or debatable ground. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
batable — /bātˈə bl/ adjective short for ↑debatable … Useful english dictionary
batable — I. Batable, voyez Batre. II. Batable, ville batable qu on peut batre d artillerie, Vrbs tormentis aeneis obnoxia, On dit un homme Batable, pour un brigueux et querelleux d autant qu il est subjet à estre souvent battu, pour ses brigues et… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
batable — Debatable; Questioned; disputed … Ballentine's law dictionary
batable-ground — Land that is in controversy, or about the possession of which there is a dispute, as the lands which were situated between England and Scotland before the Union … Black's law dictionary
batable-ground — Land that is in controversy, or about the possession of which there is a dispute, as the lands which were situated between England and Scotland before the Union … Black's law dictionary
batable ground — Land the title to which is in dispute; land lying between England and Scotland, claimed by each; an area of principle subject to be questioned or disputed … Ballentine's law dictionary
Debatable — De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
or Ground — Debatable De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Debatable Land — Debatable De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Debatable Lands — The Debatable Lands, also known as Debatable ground, batable ground or thriep lands,[1] was land lying between Scotland and England, formerly in question to which it belonged, when they were distinct kingdoms. It signifies the same thing as… … Wikipedia
