stability

The state or quality of being stable, especially.

Resistance to change, deterioration, or displacement.

Constancy of character or purpose; steadfastness.

Reliability; dependability.

The ability of an object, such as a ship or aircraft, to maintain equilibrium or resume its original, upright position after displacement, as by the sea or strong winds.

A vow committing a Benedictine monk to one monastery for life.

The state or property of being stable or firm; strength to stand and resist overthrow or change; stableness; firmness: as, the stability of a building, of a government, or of a system.

Steadiness or firmness, as of purpose or resolution; fixity of character; steadfastness: the opposite of fickleness and inconstancy.

Fixedness, as opposed to fluidity.

Continuance in the same state; permanence; specifically, an additional or fourth vow of continuance in the same profession, and residence for life in the same monastery, imposed upon monks by the Benedictine rule.