01 a. Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.
-
1.
Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.(Old Law) [Obs.]
-
2.
Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.“Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to the divine government.” — I. Taylor.
-
3.
Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.
-
4.
Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.“Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to counsel.” — Carlyle.