Qualify
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
To become qualified or fit for any office or employment. To take the necessary steps to prepare one’s self for an appointment: as, to take an oath to discharge the duties of an office, to give the bond required of an executor, etc. It is held synonymous with probate in a statute authorizing probate judges to qualify wills by receiving the evidence of witnesses, etc.
Bent v. Thompson, 5 N. M. 408, 23 Pac. 238.