Dexterity
Dexterity , noun
[Latin dexteritas, from dexter: compare French dextérité. See Dexter.]
1.
Right-handedness.
2.
Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel.
In youth quick bearing and dexterity.
3.
Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness.
His wisdom... was turned... into a dexterity to deliver himself.
He had conducted his own defense with singular boldness and dexterity.