movab

a. [ Cf. OF. movable. See Move. ] 1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine. [ Also spelled moveable. ]
Syn. -- transferable, transferrable, transportable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year. [ 1913 Webster ]

Movable letter (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent. --
Movable feast (Ecclesiastical), a holy day that changes date, depending on the lunar cycle. An example of such a day is Easter. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n.; pl. Movables 1. An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture. [ Also spelled moveable. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Furnished with the most rich and princely movables. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rom. Law) Property not attached to the soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word is not convertible with personal property, since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal property by our law are immovables by the Roman law. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion. [ 1913 Webster ]