Eligible vs Lawful - What's the difference?
eligible | lawful |
Suitable; meeting the conditions; worthy of being chosen; allowed to do something.
One who is eligible.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 3, author=Diane Ravitch, title=Get Congress Out of the Classroom, work=New York Times
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As adjectives the difference between eligible and lawful
is that eligible is eligible while lawful is conforming to, or recognised by law or rules.eligible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
Used in the phrase (eligible bachelor) to mean “desirable male”, the corresponding term for a woman is nubile.Synonyms
* qualifiedAntonyms
* ineligible * unqualifiedNoun
(en noun)citation