Eligible
Eligible adjective - Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen.
Required and eligible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Required" instead an adjective "Eligible".
Nearby Words: eligibility, eligibly
Required
Required adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Eligible and required are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Eligible" instead an adjective "Required".
Nearby Words: requirement, requiring
Both words in one sentence
- Because of this, it is required that the ruler of the country be a Herald, and no one who has not been Chosen by a Companion is eligible to be ruler or heir.
Source: Only the Chosen May Ride - It is also required that the ruler of the country be a Herald, and no one who has not been Chosen by a Companion is eligible to be ruler or heir.
Source: Literature / Heralds of Valdemar -
In the first case he would have been denied as it was not caused through direct or indirect enemy action (and likely discharged for throwing out his back), while the second case he might be eligible if it injured him and required medical attention.
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