eligibility

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eligible /ˈɛlɪdʒɪb(ə)l/

▶adjective

• 1 (often eligible for/to do something) satisfying the appropriate conditions.

• 2 desirable as a spouse: an eligible bachelor.

– derivatives
eligibility noun,
eligibly adverb.

– origin ME: via Fr. from late L. eligibilis, from L. eligere (see elect).