Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Notable \Not"a*ble\, a. [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to
   mark, nota mark, note. See 5th {Note}.]
   1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.

Notable \Not"a*ble\, n.
   1. A person, or thing, of distinction.

   2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the
      revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders,
      appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.

Source : WordNet®

notable
     adj 1: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"
            [syn: {noteworthy}]
     2: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated
        musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a
        notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated},
         {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {noted}, {renowned}]
     n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to
         a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading
         light}, {guiding light}, {notability}]