Cŏr'ri-gi-ble, a.

a. [L. Lat. corrigibilis, from Lat. corrigere, to correct; Fr. corrigible.]

1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault.
2. Worthy of being chastised; punishable.

He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for such presumptuous language. Howell. 3. Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.] The power and corrigible authority of this lies in our will. Shak.