Definition of Immovable

Im`mov´a`ble
a.1.Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; - used of material things; as, an immovable foundation.
Immovable, infixed, and frozen round.
- Milton.
2.Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; - used of the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remains immovable.
3.Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive.
4.(Law.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable, n.
Immovable apparatus
(Med.) an appliance, like the plaster of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in place.
Immovable feasts
(Eccl.) feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.
n.1.That which can not be moved.
2.(Civil Law) Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied, as servitudes.


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