Bible Dictionaries
Eligible

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Eligible'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/eligible.html. 1828.