Definitions for: Eligibility

[n] the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan"
[n] the state of being eligible

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Antonyms: ineligibility

See Also: acceptance, makings, marriageability, qualification