Habilitada

Habilitada is the feminine form of the past participle of the Spanish verb habilitar. Used as an adjective, it denotes that someone or something has received the necessary permission, qualification, or capacity to perform a task, or that a feature or system has been activated or enabled. The masculine form is habilitado, and both forms agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

Etymology and sense: Habilitar comes from the Latin habilitare, based on habilis meaning able or suitable. Over time, in Spanish, it acquired a broad range of meanings related to authorizing, qualifying, or equipping a person, institution, or object to undertake a specific function.

Common contexts: In legal or administrative language, a person can be described as habilitada to practice a profession, to perform a regulated activity, or to hold a position. For example, una abogada habilitada to exercise law or una empresa habilitada para importar. In everyday language and technology, the term appears when a feature, option, or account has been enabled: la función está habilitada; la cuenta está habilitada para usar el servicio. The feminine form is used when referring to feminine nouns (la persona habilitada, la licencia habilitada, la unidad habilitada).

Related terms and concepts: habilitación (the act or process of enabling or authorizing), habilitar (to enable or authorize), and habilitado/habilitada as adjectives. In Portuguese, habilitada is likewise used with similar meanings, reflecting its shared Latin-derived roots.

Notes: Habilitada specifically agrees with the noun it modifies. In many contexts, it conveys legality, qualification, or operational readiness, rather than a general notion of capability, which may be expressed with other synonyms depending on nuance.