Emily Dickinson Lexicon

E-LECT', a.

1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. Hence,
2. In theology, chosen as the object of mercy; chosen, selected or designated to eternal life; predestinated in the divine counsels.
3. Chosen, but not inaugurated, consecrated or invested with office as, bishop elect; emperor elect; governor or mayor elect. But in the Scriptures, and in theology, this word is generally used as a noun.