单词 | eligibleness |
释义 | eligiblenessn. Now somewhat rare. The condition of being eligible; eligibility. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > [noun] > ability to be chosen eligibility1651 eligibleness1654 chooseableness1856 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > offering oneself as candidate > one who > eligibility eligibility1688 eligibleness1877 1654 Exact Narr. Attempts made upon Duke of Glocester sig. A3v That Letter..puts him in minde of..the more Eligibleness of any degree of suffering. 1692 J. Locke 3rd Let. for Toleration i. 45 You leave the Matter very perplex'd, when you defend the Eligibleness of vesting a power in the Magistrates Hands. 1804 Bury & Norwich Post 13 June (advt.) This Estate, considering its eligibleness to a gentleman, is to be sold cheap. 1877 G. P. Fisher Begin. Christ. ii. 49 The right of suffrage, and eligibleness to office. 1922 L. Tracy House of Peril xiii. 222 He obtained a divorce in April of the present year, so he cannot now be denied an equality of eligibleness with Mr. Frank Baker. 2007 CBS4 News at Noon (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 17 Jan. We will need to take additional steps to verify their identity and eligibleness to enter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1654 |
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