QUALIFICATION

Source: 566, 567

qualification. Qualification, n. an accomplishment, a capacity

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Qual′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [[Cf. F. qualification. See Qualify.]] 1. 1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.
2. 2. That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession.
There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. Burke. 3. 3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification.