enablementn.
/ᵻˈneɪblm(ə)nt/, /ɛˈneɪblm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ᵻˈneɪb(ə)lmənt/, /ɛˈneɪb(ə)lmənt/ The action or means of enabling.
1. Habilitation, removal of legal disabilities.
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society > law > legal capacity > [noun] > investing with
enablement1495
1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 40 §4 This acte of enhablement and restitucion of Thomas Erle of Surrey.
1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 28 §1 The restitucions and enhablementes of the seid persones.
1964 J. Gould & W. L. Kolb Dict. Social 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; concrete something by which one is enabled, a qualification.
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the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > rendering capable
enablinga1586
enablement1605
habilitation1625
abilitation1647
capacitatinga1652
potentiation1818
capacitation1839
potentiating1963
1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. K1v Learning..hath..efficacie in inablement towards..militarie vertue. View more context for this quotation
1646 S. Bolton Arraignment of Errour 219 Some truths may be said to be..for strength and enablement.
1647 J. Sprigge Anglia Rediviva i. v. 35 Watson, whose continued diligence..redounded not a little to the enablement of the army.
1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. x. §6. 118 They owe much of these furtherances and inablements to the civill Discipline and Politique literature of Courts.
1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xv. §1. 267 That treasure which is dispensed to us for our inablements to this discharge.
a1655 R. Robinson Christ All (1656) 351 We haue spiritual enablement from Christ.
1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. 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.
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the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > provision of means of support or livelihood
substancec1384
maintenance1389
sustenance1389
sustentation1389
sustaining1395
findingc1400
uphold1439
retainment1449
exhibition?a1475
entertainment?c1475
upholdingc1480
entertaininga1492
sustenation1496
support1561
alimentation1590
alimony1622
enablement1626
subsisting1698
keep1801
life support1852
palimony1977
1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 368 Others distributed their reuenew in equall portions to Churches, needy persons, and their owne enablement.
1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. v. 500 So much of my Fathers goods, which was meane inough, yet for my enablement sufficient.
3. An equipment, implement. Cf. enable v. 3.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > [noun] > an equipment or instrument of war
enablement1495
war machine1749
1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 64 Armours Defensives, as..Crosbowes and other enhabilmentis of Werres.
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