Registrable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Eligible for official recording in a formal registry
2. Appropriate for being officially documented in a recognized system
3. Qualified to be entered and preserved in a formal registry or official list

Etymology: "Registrable" is a plain formation: the noun "register" with the suffix "-able," meaning "able" or "capable." The suffix has a longer ancestry than the word it is attached to. It descends from Latin "-bilis" and "-ābilis" (the latter carrying the sense "able to be"), passed through Old French "-able," which entered Middle English as "-able" and became one of the most productive English suffixes. "Register" itself comes from Latin "regesta," a list of entries, and the notion of a formal record sits at the heart of the adjective. Something registrable is something that can be entered into an official list, such as a land title, a trademark, or a birth certificate, and the word simply names that eligibility. Because the suffix is so transparent, the adjective needs little more explanation than its parts.

Synonyms: recordable, documentable