picked; selected / elected

(religion) A group who is has a special status and relationship to God.

(historical) Alternative form of Joseon

(authorship, informal) A character in a narrative work who is predestined to save the world or do some other grand and heroic accomplishment; one who is predestined to become the one

The quality of being chosen.

(aviation) An airline selected by government to represent the country.

plural of chosen instrument

The state of being chosen, especially that of being the Chosen People.

(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any plaintext of their liking and encrypt it into the corresponding ciphertext with that system and key. More powerful than a known-plaintext attack but less powerful than a chosen-ciphertext attack.

(cryptography) An attack on a cryptosystem that relies on the attacker's ability to choose any ciphertext of their liking and decrypt it into the corresponding plaintext with that system and key. More powerful than a chosen-plaintext attack.