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Originally Posted by coco
I'm relieved not to be the only one who don't know the meaning of "eligible". It seems to be an intersting word if also Americans don't understand it 
In my English-German Dictionary it is translated with words like: admissible, bankable, skilled, desirable . . . (if I translate them back to English)
I think in connection with the "who is the the most eligible royal poll" it means something like qualified (like mizzy2006 said).
conclusion: People think that William, Harry, Charlotte and Victoria are "qualified" to be a prince/ss. I have the impression that it is rather a "who is the most LIKED royal" poll  |
Since it talks about bachelors, I think the translation in the context is "desirable". Who is the most popular and why - evaluating beauty, money, education, etc. The polls about eligible bachelors are quite common in UK, and are often very general, for example "most eligible bachelor from US", and it will include all sorts of people - actors, heirs, businessman, etc, as long as they are all unmarried. You can't really be qualified for marriage, so it's more about who people would like to see as their bride or groom to be:)
Did I just make sense?