"that may be (lawfully) expressed in words," 1630s, from French effable or directly, from Latin effabilis "utterable," from effari "to utter" (see ineffable). Now obsolete or archaic.
eeny
-eer
eerie
eerily
eff
effable
efface
effacement
effect
effected
effective
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