Related Resources. On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast a ballot in the presidential election, though women at the time were prohibited from doing so. Two weeks later, she was arrested, and the following year, she was found guilty of illegal voting.
abilities. 1  1a : the quality or state of being able the ability of the soil to hold water; especially : physical, mental, or legal power to do something a writer's ability to engage the reader's interest did the work to the best of her ability [=as well as she could]b : competence in doing something : skill artistic abilities.
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Ability. Princeton's WordNet(4.01 / 11 votes)Rate this definition: ability(noun) the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment. ability, power(noun) possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done. danger heightened his powers of discrimination.