Eligible Definition

ĕlĭ-jə-bəl
adjective
Fit to be chosen; legally or morally qualified.
Webster's New World
Suitable or desirable, esp. for marriage.
Webster's New World
Allowed by the rules to catch a forward pass.
Webster's New World
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noun
An eligible person.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Eligible

Noun

Singular:
eligible
Plural:
eligibles

Origin of Eligible

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin ēligibilis from Latin ēligere to select elect

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French eligible, from Latin eligibilis, from ēligō (“select, choose”)

    From Wiktionary

Eligible Sentence Examples

  • All electors are eligible to the assembly.

  • He was eligible for re-election after the lapse of a fortnight.

  • Women may vote for all school officers and upon all questions relating solely to school matters, and are eligible to any school office.

  • The chief executive officers have four-year terms, neither the governor nor the treasurer being eligible for immediate re-election.

  • In this book are named the recognized and pure-bred sires which have been used, and ewes which have been bred from, whilst there are also registered the pedigrees of such sheep as are proved to be eligible for entry.

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