1. (n.) That which qualifies; or fits a person for a place, office, or employment\, or which enables him to sustain any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession.

2. (n.) The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.

3. (n.) 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.

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