n (nowadays|Scotland|dialectal) Physical power. (defdate|First attested from around (1350 to 1470).)
n (archaic) Financial ability. (defdate|First attested in the early 16 th century.)
n (uncountable) A unique power of the mind; a faculty. (defdate|First attested in the late 16 th century.)
n (countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. (defdate|First attested in the early 17 th century.)
n (obsolete) Suitableness. (defdate|Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.)(reference-book | last =| first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | editor =Brown, Lesley | others = | title = The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary | origdate = | origyear = 1933| origmonth = | url = | format = | accessdate = | accessyear = | accessmonth = | edition = 5th | date = | year =2003| month = | publisher =Oxford University Press | location =Oxford, UK | language = | id = | doi = | isbn =978-0-19-860575-7 | lccn = | ol = | pages =4| chapter = | chapterurl = | quote =)
n (uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do; capacity of doing something; having the necessary power. (defdate|First attested from around (1350 to 1470).)
n Having the legal wherewithal to act. (defdate|First attested in the mid 17 th century.)