Willable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being bequeathed or transferred through a will; pertaining to assets or rights that can be legally passed on upon death; describing something that can be designated for inheritance through a legal testamentary document
2. Pertaining to the ability to designate property or assets for inheritance through legal means; applicable to rights or claims that one can specify in a will; relating to what can be assigned to heirs after one's passing
3. Characterizing items or rights that may be included in a will for distribution; relevant to the process of leaving assets to beneficiaries; involving the legal transfer of ownership upon the testator's death

Etymology: "Willable" is a plain formation: the noun "will," in its legal sense of a document directing how property passes after death, combined with the suffix "-able," meaning "capable of being." Put together, the word describes property or rights that can be designated for transfer through a testamentary document. The suffix does the same job in many older English words, such as "readable" or "washable," so the new word follows a familiar pattern. Its meaning sticks closely to its parts: anything "willable" is something a person can leave to someone else through a will.

Synonyms: bequeathable, transferable, assignable, inheritable, conveyable

Antonyms: nontransferable, inalienable, unassignable, irrevocable, unbequeathable