preg·na·ble (pr g n -bl)adj. Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable: a pregnable fortress. [Middle English preignable, pregnabul, from Old French prenable, pregnauble, from prendre, to grasp, from Latin prehendere, pr  ndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]preg  na·bili·ty n. |
pregnable [ˈprɛgnəbəl]
adj
capable of being assailed or captured
[C15 prenable, from Old French prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to lay hold of, catch]
pregnability n
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