Pŏs'si-bil'i-ty, n.

n. [Fr. possibilité, Pr. possibilitat, Sp. posibilidad, It. possibilità, Lat. possibilitas.]

1. The power of being or existing; the state of being possible. “All possibility of error.” Hooker.
2. That which is possible. “In the number of possibilities.” South.
3. (Law.) A contingency; a thing or event that may or may not happen; a contingent interest in real or personal estate. Bouvier. Burrill.