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Partible vs Patible - What's the difference?

partible | patible |

As adjectives the difference between partible and patible

is that partible is divisible, able to be divided or partitioned while patible is able to suffer; passible.

partible

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
  • Pertaining to property that can be divided between heirs on inheritance, or to an inheritance system based on such division.
  • *2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 562:
  • *:Following the introduction of partible inheritance in 1793, peasants reacted by using systematic birth control for the first time so as to restrict the number of heirs among whom their property would have to be divided – causing a sharp and enduring drop in France's birth-rate.

    • patible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to suffer; passible
  • Capable of being suffered; tolerable, endurable

    • Derived terms

    * patible cross