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.