competency
/ˈkɑm.pə.tən.si/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.27 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An individual's capacity to understand the nature and implications of their legal rights and obligations.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause."
- "What professional competencies do science teachers need?"
- "By the year 2000, American students will leave grades four, eight, and twelve having demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, history, and geography...."
- "The decision was then made to return '91s' and Mk 4s. These are being retained on the Yorkshire routes to keep driver competency in one area, to help with operations."
- "the next day they returned unsuspected, leaving their confederates to follow, and in the interim, to convay them a competencie of all things they could […]"
- "[…] it would appear that before taking this precaution Mr. Bree must have had the thrift to remove a modest competency of the gold […]"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: competentia
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑm.pə.tən.si/
- British English: /ˈkɒm.pə.tən.si/