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
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

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