Disability

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Circa 1570 disable +‎ -ity.


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disability (n.)

1570s, "want of power, strength, or ability," from dis- + ability. Meaning "incapacity in the eyes of the law" is from 1640s. Related: Disabilities.


Disability implies deprivation or loss of power; inability indicates rather inherent want of power. [Century Dictionary]