(n.) 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.
(n.) Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;
assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.
(n.) 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.
(n.) An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.
(n.) Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.
