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One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley.

Capable of being tasted; tastable. This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter. Harvey.

The quality or state of being incontestable.

Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as, incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. Locke.

Tasteless; insipid. Sir T. Browne.

The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the instability of a building.

Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.

Instability; unstableness.

Incapable of being tasted; tasteless; unsavory. [R.] Grew.

Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.

. A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling is provided. See Livery, n., 3 (e) (f) & (g).

Such as can be manifested.

In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places.

Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs.] W. Montagu.

To establish beforehand.

Settlement beforehand.

Payable. [Scot.]

To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reëstablish a covenant; to reëstablish health.

One who establishes again.

The act reëstablishing; the state of being reëstablished. Addison.