n. 1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor. [ 1913 Webster ]
I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook. Sir J. Shore. [ 1913 Webster ]