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Eligible [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Fit to be chosen; worthy of choice, preferable.

2. In deep distress, certainty is more eligible than suspense.

3. Suitable; proper; desirable; as, the house stands in an eligible situation.

4. Legally qualified to be chosen; as, a man is or is not eligible to an office.

Eligible [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen; legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.

2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as, an eligible situation for a house.

Eligibleness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Fitness to be chosen in preference to another; suitableness; desirableness.

Eligibleness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality worthy or qualified to be chosen; suitableness; desirableness.