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enablement|ɛˈneɪb(ə)lmənt|
[f. enable v. + -ment.]
The action or means of enabling.
1. Habilitation, removal of legal disabilities.
1495Act 11 Hen. VII, c. 40. §4 This acte of enhablement and restitucion of Thomas Erle of Surrey. 1503–4Act 19 Hen. VII, c. 28 §1 The restitucions and enhablementes of the seid persones. 1964Gould & Kolb Dict. Soc. Sci. 460/2 A natural right may be defined as a liberty or immunity that ought to be protected or a service or enablement that ought to be provided for all men at all times and under all conditions.
2. a. The process of rendering able, competent, or powerful; the state of being so; concr. something by which one is enabled, a qualification.
1617Bacon Adv. Learn. I. 36 Learning..hath..efficacie in inablement towards..military virtue. 1646S. Bolton Arraignm. Err. 219 Some truths may be said to be..for strength and enablement. 1647Sprigge Anglia Rediv. i. v. 35 Watson, whose continued diligence..redounded not a little to the enablement of the army. 1656R. Robinson Christ all 351 We haue spiritual enablement from Christ. a1703Burkitt On N.T. Matt. xvii. 2 Those whom God singles out for the greatest trials, he will fit beforehand with the best enablements.
b. Support, sustenance, maintenance. rare.
1626T. H. Caussin's Holy Crt. 368 Others distributed their reuenew in equall portions to Churches, needy persons, and their owne enablement. Ibid. 500 So much of my Fathers goods, which was meane inough, yet for my enablement sufficient.
3. An equipment, implement. Cf. enable v. 3.
1495Act 11 Hen. VII, c. 64 Armours Defensives, as..Crosbowes and other enhabilmentis of Werres. |