Restreynable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be held back, checked, or kept under control by some form of restraint
2. Describing something that can be curbed, confined, or suppressed when force or discipline is applied
3. Capable of being restricted or brought under command, especially by physical or moral limitation

Etymology: The core of this word is Latin "stringere," meaning "to draw tight," which also gave English "strict" and "stringent." Its prefix "re-" makes the sense "draw back." Through Old French "restreindre," this became Middle English "restreinen," to restrain, and the suffix "-able," from Latin "-abilis" by way of Old French, turned it into an adjective meaning "able to be restrained." Its history is ordinary for a derived word: a verb plus a common suffix. The Middle English spelling "restreynable" appears in medieval texts, and the modern form "restrainable" has replaced it, so this spelling is now obsolete.