All 4 Uses

competent
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Queen of Attolia
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Attolia's army is loyal and competent, but she has to supply it somehow, and that's slowing her down.†
Chpt 7

competent = sufficiently capable
He didn't take part in the fighting itself, but who could doubt that he would be as competent at killing men as he was at everything else he undertook?†
Chpt 16 *
A queen needs a man who is older, more experienced, more competent to rule.†
Chpt 18
None, so far as Eddis could see, cared if he would be a competent ruler.†
Chpt 20

Definitions:

(1) (competent)
capable (able to do something in a generally satisfactory manner) -- sometimes specifically to have legal capability
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In the field of law, competent has the specialized meaning of being legally qualified to do something such as to be mentally fit to make reasonable decisions; or to have jurisdiction or authority to take an action.

In classic literature, a competency can refer to having an income or assets to support living expenses.