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单词 eligent
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eligentn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin ēligent-, ēligēns, ēligere.
Etymology: < classical Latin ēligent-, ēligēns, present participle of ēligere to choose (see elect v.). Compare earlier elector n.
Obsolete.
A person who chooses; esp. one who elects another to an office. Cf. elector n.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > [noun] > one who chooses
chooser138.
eligent1601
society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > elector
choosera1387
elisor1433
elector1467
eligent1601
1601 A. Copley Answere to Let. Iesuited Gentleman sig. L He makes it a daintie matter to exhibit himselfe vnto him on the sodaine,..giuing the Eligent to vnderstand how his Societie is the last order in holie church.
a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 201 In Polonia..the eligents who make the King by their vote, are tyed fast by their oaths.
1686 J. Norris in Theory & Regulation Love (1688) 234 That which determines the choice of the Eligent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018).
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