eleven Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
    11; XI.
  2. noun a team that plays football
    football team.
  3. adjective satellite being one more than ten
    11; xi.

WordNet

E*lev"en adjective
Etymology
OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ölwe, ölwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. vënolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying "to be left over, remain," appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave, v. t., life. See One, and cf. Twelve.
Definitions
  1. Ten and one added; as, eleven men.
E*lev"en noun
Definitions
  1. The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.
  2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
  3. (Cricket & American Football) The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven.

Webster 1913