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. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground. [1913 Webster]