Chosen

CHOSEN, participle passive

1. Selected from a number; picked out; taken in preference; elected; predestinated; designated to office.

2. Select; distinguished by preference; eminent.

His chosen captains are drowned in the sea. [[Exodus 15#4|Exodus 15:4]].

Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. [[1 Peter 2#4|1 Peter 2:4]].