competency

[ kom-pi-tuhn-see ]
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noun,plural com·pe·ten·cies.

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Origin of competency

1
First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French, from Medieval Latin competentia “expertise, suitability,” in Latin: “agreement, proportion, symmetry,” equivalent to competent + -cy

Other words from competency

  • non·com·pe·ten·cy, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for competency

competency

/ (ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ) /


nounplural -cies
  1. law capacity to testify in a court of law; eligibility to be sworn

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