EL'IGIBLE, a. [L. eligo, to choose or select; e and lego.]
1. Fit to be chosen; worthy of choice, preferable.
In deep distress, certainty is more eligible than suspense.
2. Suitable; proper; desirable; as, the house stands in an eligible situation.
3. Legally qualified to be chosen; as, a man is or is not eligible to an office.
