cho·sen I. \ˈchōzən\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of chesen, chosen to choose — more at choose 1.: selected or marked for favor or to receive special privilege < privileges granted to a chosen few > 2.: selected by God : elect II. noun (pluralchosen) : one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person < this prophet, the chosen of the Most High > < the chosen are freed of all sin >