Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See Debate.]

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question.

The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)