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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GOVERNABLE

a.That may be governerned, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient; submissive to law or rule.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GOVERNABLE

Gov "ern *a *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. gouvernable. ]

 

Defn: Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient. Locke.

 

GOVERNABLENESS

GOVERNABLENESS Gov "ern *a *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being governable; manageableness.