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ability noun

Categories: intelligence; individual differences; individual differences; intelligence.
1604, Cawdrey: (habilitie, abilitie)

ableness, or of sufficiencie.

1626, Cockeram:

Not listed.

1658, Phillips:

power, strength. Researcher's notes: Phillips includes a separate entry for hability that other early lexicographers considered a synonym of ability. Phillips defines "hability" as "an aptnesse or capacity."

1676, Coles:

L. power.