Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Responsibility

Responsibility (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?) , noun

[Compare French responsabilité.]

1.
The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
2.
That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.
3.
Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.