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qualifiedadj.n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps partly modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: qualify v., -ed suffix1. Etymology: < qualify v. + -ed suffix1, perhaps partly after Middle French, French qualifié fit, competent (1483), (of a crime) fulfilling all conditions specified in the legal definition (1566), (of a person) having the qualities and training required to practise a profession (1619), possessing a title of nobility (1625). Compare Spanish calificado (late 15th cent.), also cualificado (first half of the 16th cent.), Portuguese qualificado (15th cent. as caficadas, feminine plural), Italian qualificato (14th cent.), also German qualifiziert (16th cent. as †qualificiert).The following quot. apparently shows the earliest use, but it is unclear which sense is intended (compare note at materiality n. 1):a1529 J. Skelton Colyn Cloute (?1545) sig. B.viv And bryng in materialities [misprinted maierialities] And qualyfyed qualytes Of pluralytes Of tryalytes And of tot quottes. A. adj. I. That possesses a certain quality or qualities. 1. Having qualities or possessing accomplishments which fit one for a certain end, office, or function; having an officially recognized qualification to practise as a member of a particular profession; fit, competent. the world > action or operation > ability > [adjective] > competent > competent or fit 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy (1903) II. iii. xvii. 16 Þai gaiff power to þir ten tribunis to create..two maist qualifyit persouns amang þame to haue empire and signorie abone þe laif [L. Tribunis militum negotium dederunt ut ex suo numero duos crearent qui summae rerum praeessent]. 1558 Q. Kennedy xiv. sig. F.vi Than sulde be qualifeit men in all the estatis of ye kirk. 1693 G. St. Lo (title) England's safety..Proposing a sure method for..raising qualified seamen for the well manning Their Majesties Fleet. 1726 G. Crawfurd 76/1 He was pitched on as the..best qualified Person..to be the Præceptor. 1849 R. Cobden 86 I have heard qualified persons say, that the..police there, are the finest armed and drilled men in Ireland. 1865 J. B. Lightfoot (1874) 72 I am..a qualified witness of his resurrection. 1880 C. R. Markham 93 The plan..was to make a collection of plants and seeds..through the instrumentality of qualified agents. 1933 27 Sept. 12/1 Flap nets in the hands of a thoroughly qualified person were the most..humane way of catching birds. 1997 J. Bowker 161/2 After the death of the Prophet Muhammad..the Muslim community split. Those who thought that his successor..should be the best qualified man chose Abu Bakr. 2006 17 Sept. (T: Style Mag.) 160/2 You should have it serviced by a qualified watchmaker every three to five years. 1537–8 in J. M. Webster & A. A. M. Duncan (1953) 152 Cognition to be takin thairof be the balle or vtheris qualefeit thairfor. 1589–92 in (1844) 535 Gif he beis fundin hable, meit, and sufficientlie qualifeit thairfoir. 1608 W. Shakespeare iv. 33 That which ordinarie men are fit for, I am qualified in. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Boyle i. vii. sig. N1 Him that is qualify'd for such Employments. 1719 D. Defoe 298 A Government qualified only to rule such a People. 1755 J. Mills tr. Crevier I. 107 That great man, equally qualified for war or peace. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke III. 83 A commune was not qualified to dispute concerning things of this kind. 1863 C. Lyell 33 In every way highly qualified for the task. 1914 C. F. Tweney 164 Ordinary Seaman; one who has undergone training as a ship's boy, but who is not fully qualified as a seaman. 1989 15 May 20/5 I am not qualified to comment on his prize-winning essay. 2006 (Nexis) 17 Aug. a9 Because of his experience as a professional funeral director..he is uniquely qualified for the office. 1540 (1814) II. 376/1 That in euery burgh thare be ane qualifijt man chosin to seill all claith. 1559 Q. Kennedy in (1844) 267 That I was nocht qualifiet to ressone with Willok, because..I wes bot ane meyne man in our estait. 1617 J. Minsheu Qualified,..aptum esse factum qualificatumque ad duo detinenda beneficia. [Note] Qualified for Benefices. 1656 in Gross (1890) II. 267 Sundry Persons not being qualified according to the said Custome. 1702 No. 3839/4 The next winning Horse that is duly qualify'd to run for this Plate. 1786 T. Amery 117 The charter having been granted..the defendant was a qualified man to be chosen. 1849 T. B. Macaulay II. viii. 292 The king..had no right to force on them even a qualified candidate. 1879 42 860 67 per cent. of those who are qualified to vote, make use of their right. 1979 9 Nov. 2/7 (Immigration) Minister's Permits..allow those not qualified for residence to remain up to 12 months. †3. the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [adjective] > having a certain quality or qualities 1590 W. Clever 108 Single medicines, haue an appropriat inclination in themselues, but artificially qualified from their owne nature, haue a more clearer..effect. 1603 R. Knolles 158 A certaine gentlewoman..more honourably borne, than honestly quallified. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iv. vi. 67 She is..so qualified, as may beseeme The Spouse of any noble Gentleman. View more context for this quotation 1665 J. Webb 45 All stones are not qualified alike; some are hard..some soft. 1681 J. Dryden 3 The moderate sort of Men, thus qualifi'd, Inclin'd the Ballance to the better side. 1787 3 Jan. 3/2 Adorned and qualified as she was, it cannot be supposed that she could remain long without a conquest. the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > having acquired skill or accomplished the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > perfection > [adjective] > perfect and complete 1592 T. Nashe (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. H The fine qualified Gentleman..should carie it clean away from the lazie clownish droane. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Adelphi iii. i, in 286 Such a qualified yong gentleman. a1641 J. Finett (1656) 238 Reverenced amongst them for his..descent from a race of qualified saints. 1699 B. E. Qualified, Accomplisht Statesman, Soldier, Scholar. society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [adjective] 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta v. xix. 380 If any Indian qualified [Sp. principal], or of the common sorte, were sicke. 1608 A. Willet 481 These personall wrongs are..of persons not qualified but of common and ordinarie persons. 1678 tr. A. de Courtin (rev. ed.) xvi. 166 If..you be behind, and must pass after the qualify'd person. 1886 R. Holland Qualified, in good circumstances. A rich man would be said to be qualified. II. Modified in some respect. 5. the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adjective] > limited by conditions the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down 1538 J. Husee Let. 5 May in (P.R.O.: SP 3/12) f.44 I was very quyck wt hir at the fyrst, but seing hir then so penytent..the seconde tyme I was somewhat more qualefyed. c1599 Life T. More in C. Wordsworth (1810) II. 162 Delivering this qualified answer to the Kinge. 1635 J. Swan vi. §2. 202 If it be taken in a qualified sense, it is not much amisse. 1746 J. Hervey (1818) 211 Every object, a little while ago, glared with light, but now all appears under a more qualified lustre. 1783 M. Dawes 1 Such are the effects of qualified liberty, that it pervades the hearts of our fellow-citizens. 1861 J. S. Mill i. 7 Unfit for more than a limited and qualified freedom. 1891 E. Peacock II. 432 Narcissa gave a qualified reply. 1952 N. Mandela (1978) ii. iii. 38 To accept a measure of this nature even in a qualified manner would be a betrayal of the toiling masses. 1995 16 June i. 3/4 Projects as diverse as 5,000 miles of bicycle paths and an electronic zoo..got a qualified green light. None..is guaranteed funding. 2006 (Nexis) 29 Aug. (Commentary section) The authors stop with a qualified assertion that consumption of sweet soft drinks ‘may be a key contributor to..obesity.’ 1681 J. Dalrymple iv. xlvi. § 5 Qualified oaths, or these which are not so plain and short as that they may be written and signed at the bar. 1769 W. Blackstone IV. 235 Animals, in which there is no property either absolute or qualified. 1774 J. Erskine IV. ii. §13 A defender to whose oath a libel is referred..may protest for a qualified oath. ?1810 (1830) III. i. 207 In bailment there is a special qualified property transferred from the bailor to the bailee, together with the possession. 1883 S. Amos 236 By what has been called a qualified mandate..a person induced another to repose credit in a third person. 1905 5 485 No exception can be taken..to the phrase ‘qualified estate’ to describe the various forms of conditional and determinable estate. 1910 I. 113/1 Qualified acceptance may be a promise to pay on a contingency occurring, e.g. on the sale of certain goods consigned by the drawer to the acceptor. 1944 43 587 Whoever negotiated the document..by qualified endorsement or endorsement, guarantees the capacity of prior parties. 1972 16 Mar. 9/7 The defence was a denial of the words in the statement of claim, a plea of qualified privilege, a plea of absolute privilege, and also a plea of justification. 2006 (Nexis) 22 Mar. 56 The right to life in article 2..was different in nature from the qualified rights..which enabled the state..to justify an interference with the right. 1862 25 Apr. 6/1 The official auditor, has addressed a memorandum to the shareholders explaining the principles which..have prevented him from affixing more than a qualified certificate of the accounts. 1917 National Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1915: 3rd Rep. National Insurance Audit Dept. 1916 5 in (Cd. 8488) XVII. 143 Ten thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine qualified reports annexed to accounts on the audit of approved societies and branches have been issued. 1985 30 Aug. 15/2 The highly qualified accounts..have caused considerable embarrassment. 2004 A. Davidson vi. 60 If a company has a qualified audit report, do not risk investing in it. the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [adjective] > euphemisms for stronger oaths 1886 R. Kipling Arrest Lt. Golightly in 23 Nov. 3/4 He was..told not to make a qualified fool of himself. 1932 D. L. Sayers xxvi. 353 ‘I wish we'd never come up against this qualified case,’ added the Superintendent bitterly. 1949 ‘E. C. R. Lorac’ iii. 39 I..knocked my head on those qualified rocks. B. n.society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > type of soldier generally > [noun] > eligible the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > qualified person 1910 22 Apr. 14/1 Of 443,385 persons fully qualified for service the [German] State took only 221,852; and..in 1911 the State will take only about 39 per cent. of the qualified. 1972 12 Oct. 12/1 (advt.) Newly qualifieds—Birmingham. 1997 Apr. 55/3 A newly qualified in London may earn around £28,000 to £30,000. 2000 Dec. 37/1 Well-intentioned volunteers..rushed to help... The qualified and the unqualified, the old and the young. Compounds the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [noun] > taking of votes > counting of votes > number on one side exceeding other society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > the numerical result of voting > numbers of votes received by one candidate 1916 J. Grunzel ii. iv. 264 Regulations affecting..the business headquarters of the enterprise and its independence of foreign enterprises shall be under the protection of a qualified majority of the stockholders, or shall require the consent of a special stockholders' meeting. 1956 10 572/1 The unanimity rule in the council of ministers precludes lapses into supra-national determination, except in the ill-defined twilight zone where ‘qualified majorities’ of the council may decide. 1978 26 June 119/1 A few words should be said about the attempts of many managements to prevent takeover efforts... They sneak into the proxy statement proposals to change the bylaws so that a qualified majority vote, sometimes as much as 80%, is needed to approve mergers or similar deals. 1993 D. Leonard v. 44 The Maastricht treaty..extended the range of issues to which qualified majority voting would apply, including transport and the environment. 2000 7 Aug. i. 16/1 The intergovernmental conference on the implications of enlargement (the size of the Commission, reweighting of votes on the Council of Ministers, extension of qualified majority voting and flexibility). Derivatives the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] 1598–9 in W. Fraser (1859) II. 239 That nane tak vpoune hand ony wark..quhilk he is nocht abill to performe qualifeitlie. 1711 J. Spotiswood 117 The other Party..abides by the Writing, either simply, or qualifiedly. 1858 H. Bushnell 308 A force independent and qualifiedly sovereign. 1905 7 695 These obsidian blades..in a measure are..sacred. Nevertheless the term can be applied to them only qualifiedly. 2003 (Nexis) 22 Nov. 2 This is not to say that the songs in this compilation are mild pap, but neither are they all qualifiedly rock. the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > competence, fitness, or ability 1675 J. Smith i. 23 Cæsar had nothing to commend him to the Electors, but his qualifiedness for that function, by the worth of his parts. 1698 R. Ferguson 115 He has both Chalk'd out..an Imployment, and given a Proof of his Qualifiedness for the discharge of it. 1702 J. Howe (new ed.) I. iii. 156 The more manifest need of his hand to heighten dull matter, to a qualifiedness for performances. 1745 J. Orton 42 The great Test of Qualifiedness for Service in the Church. 1953 H. Bhattacharyya III. ii. xxi. 369 The svarūpa..in which svarūpa-śakti and rasahood find only the minimum expression, so as not to give it any noticeable qualifiedness, is known as Nirviśesa. 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