n. [ Cf. F. qualification. See Qualify. ] 1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]