The condition
of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature
or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;
rank.
Special or temporary character; profession;
occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
That which makes, or helps to make,
anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable
of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar
power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a
flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great
quality of a statesman.
An acquired trait; accomplishment;
acquisition.
Superior birth or station; high rank;
elevated character.
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