In-ĕl'i-ġi-ble1, a.
a. [Prefix in, not, and eligible; Fr. inéligible, It. ineligibile.] Not eligible; incapable of being elected to an office; not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient. Burke.
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a. [Prefix in, not, and eligible; Fr. inéligible, It. ineligibile.] Not eligible; incapable of being elected to an office; not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient. Burke.
a. Ineligible. [Obs.]