Issuability

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being capable of being issued, distributed, or formally released; the characteristic that allows something to be officially granted or provided; the condition that enables a document, statement, or item to be published or put into circulation
2. The condition in which an item, document, or asset can be legally or officially sent out or granted; the attribute that permits formal dispensing or release of something; the capacity for being formally authorized and disseminated
3. The state of being suitable or authorized for issuance or release; the attribute denoting readiness for formal distribution or granting; the property of allowing an item to be officially put into circulation or made available

Etymology: "Issue" began as a verb meaning simply "to go out." It comes from Old French "issu," the past participle of "issir," from Latin "exire," the same root as "exit." The legal phrase "without issue," meaning without children, preserves this sense, since descendants are those who go out from a person. The ending adds the rest. "-able" descends through French from Latin "-abilis," meaning capable of being, and "-ity" comes from Latin "-itas," which turns an adjective into a noun of quality. "Issuable," capable of being formally sent out or granted, is the adjective, and "issuability" is the noun for that quality, built in English from these existing parts.

Synonyms: issuableness