eligibility

Variant of eligible

eligible definition

eli·gible (el′i jə bəl)

adjective

  1. fit to be chosen; legally or morally qualified
  2. suitable or desirable, esp. for marriage
  3. ☆ Football allowed by the rules to catch a forward pass

Etymology: ME < ML eligibilis < L eligere: see elect

noun

an eligible person

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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