Eligibility

Eligibility
Eligibility El`i*gi*bil"i*ty, n. [Cf. F. ['e]ligibilit['e].] The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of marriage. [1913 Webster]

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