I. ˈa-rə-bəl, ˈer-ə- adjective
Etymology: Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin arabilis, from arare to plow; akin to Old English erian to plow, Greek aroun
Date: 15th century
1. : fit for or used for the growing of crops
2. British : engaged in, produced by, or being the cultivation of arable land
• ar·a·bil·i·ty ˌa-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌer-ə- noun
II. noun
Date: 1576
chiefly British : land fit or used for the growing of crops ; also : a plot of such land
the village arable of Anglo-Saxon times