n.1 the act or an instance of qualifying.
2 an accomplishment fitting a person for a position or purpose.
3 a a circumstance, condition, etc., that modifies or limits (the statement had many qualifications). b a thing that detracts from completeness or absoluteness (their relief had one qualification).
4 a condition that must be fulfilled before a right can be acquired etc.
5 an attribution of a quality (the qualification of our policy as opportunist is unfair).
Derivatives:
qualificatory adj.
Etymology: F qualification or med.L qualificatio (as QUALIFY)