Con-di'tion1, n.
(kon-dish'un), n. [Lat. conditio, from condere, to put or join together into a whole, to establish, from con and dare, to give, put, place; Fr. condition, Pr. condicio, Sp. condicion, It. condizione.]
Sense 1. State or situation as regards external circumstances; case; predicament.
I am in my condition A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king. Shak.
The count himself, not at that moment trusting his soldiery, who were in an extremely mutinous condition, was desirous of falling back before his formidable antagonist. Motley.
Sense 2. Quality; property; attribute.
It seemed to us a condition and property of divine powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others. Bacon.
A foul and loathly creature sure in sight And in conditions to be loathed no less. Spencer.
Sense 3. That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; stipulation; terms specified.
Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they believe it without the condition of repentance. Bp. Taylor.
Sense 4. (Law.) A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest: it is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, rescission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend. Blount. Tomlins. Bouvier. Wharton.
Conditions of sale, the terms on which it is proposed to sell property at auction; also the instrument containing or expressing these terms.
Synonyms—State; situation; circumstances; station; case; plight; predicament; stipulation; article; terms; provision; arrangement. See STATE.