D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Qualified

/kwäl'-əf-īdˌ/ · Qual·i·fied · IPA /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪd/
01 a. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.
  1. 1.
    Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.
  2. 2.
    Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement.
Phrases & compounds
Qualified fee — a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing with the qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of the manor of Dale.
Qualified indorsement — an indorsement which modifies the liability of the indorser that would result from the general principles of law, but does not affect the negotiability of the instrument.
Qualified negative — a limited veto power, by which the chief executive in a constitutional government may refuse assent to bills passed by the legislative body, which bills therefore fail to become laws unless upon a reconsideration the legislature again passes them by a certain majority specified in the constitution, when they become laws without the approval of the executive.
Qualified property — that which depends on temporary possession, as that in wild animals reclaimed, or as in the case of a bailment.
Syn. Competent; fit; adapted.
-- Qualified, Competent. Competent is most commonly used with respect to native endowments and general ability suited to the performance of a task or duty; qualified with respect to specific acquirements and training.