a standard or degree of excellence
a decline in quality
superiority in kind; high standard
proclaimed the quality of his wife — Compton Mackenzie
archaic high social position
peculiar and essential character; nature
The quality of mercy is not strained — Shakespeare
an inherent feature; a property
a distinguishing attribute; a characteristic
in phonetics, the identifying character of a vowel sound
archaic a capacity or role
By-and-by Celia would come in her quality of bridesmaid as well as sister — George Eliot
(used before a noun) of a high standard
quality goods
[Middle English qualite via Old French from Latin qualitat-, qualitas, from qualis of what kind]