eligibility
- n the quality or state of being eligible
eligibility of a candidate for office
eligibility for a loan
elihu thomson
- n United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
elihu yale
- n English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)
elijah
- n a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
elijah muhammad
- n leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975)