Qual`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. qualification. See
Qualify.]
1. The act of
qualifying, or the condition of being qualified.
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. 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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