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, prēndere; see ghend- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] preg′na·bili·ty n. |
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